SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 372
In Memory
of
Reverend S. A. Pleasants
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
commemorates the life of the late Reverend S. A. Pleasants, who
died April 5, 1953; and
WHEREAS, S. A. Pleasants was born in 1879 in Cuero, where
he attended high school, and he was later a student at Guadalupe
College; he married Pansy O. Le Grendne in 1913, and they were
blessed with a daughter and two grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, The Reverend Pleasants served as pastor of Sweet
Home Baptist Church in Seguin, Mount Zion Baptist Church in
Edgar, and Macedonia Baptist Church in Cuero before assuming the
pulpit of Saint John Baptist Church in Houston in 1925; and
WHEREAS, Under his leadership, Saint John Baptist Church
increased its membership from 280 to more than 8,000, retired its
outstanding debt, and constructed a magnificent new sanctuary
and parsonage; he was influential in such organizations as the
National Baptist Convention and the Houston Baptist Ministerial
Alliance and was a pioneer in religious radio broadcasting; and
WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather
who gave unselfishly to others, and he was one of the country's
leading religious figures; his commitment to living each day
according to the tenets of his faith was an inspiration to all who
were privileged to know him and to those who were fortunate to
share in his life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th
Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life and legacy of the
Reverend S. A. Pleasants; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in his
honor and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
memory of the Reverend S. A. Pleasants.
Kolkhorst
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 6, 2017, by a
rising vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate