H.R. No. 384
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The members of Oak Hill Missionary Baptist Church in
Houston are joining together on May 7, 2017, to honor Dr. Andrew M.
Landry Sr. for 10 years of dedicated service to that congregation;
and
WHEREAS, Long affiliated with the church, Dr. Landry was
licensed to preach in 1993 and ordained seven years later; he was
appointed pastor in 2007, the same year that he earned his doctoral
degree in divinity from the Inter-Baptist Theological Center in
Houston; he also holds doctorates from the Inter-Baptist
Theological Seminary in Louisiana and from the Conroe Theological
Institute; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Landry has served his faith in a number of
leadership positions, including dean for the Conroe Baptist
Theological Institute Houston Extension and president and dean of
Mt. Zion Travelers Seminary; in addition, he has been first vice
president of the American Progressive Baptist Association of Texas
and dean of the Union Baptist District Association of Texas; he has
also volunteered as a chaplain for the Texas Department of Criminal
Justice, and he has taught at both the Open Door Mission homeless
shelter and the Canal Street Apartments for low-income adults; and
WHEREAS, This inspiring clergyman has led Oak Hill Missionary
Baptist Church with conviction and compassion, and he has earned
the lasting respect and admiration of his congregants as well as
members of the greater community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby honor Dr. Andrew M. Landry Sr. for his
outstanding decade-long tenure with Oak Hill Missionary Baptist
Church and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success
with his important work; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Landry as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Dutton
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 384 was adopted by the House on
February 23, 2017, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House