85S10939 JCD-D
By: Davis of Dallas H.R. No. 31
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dr. Hugh Dell Gatewood has distinguished herself
through her exemplary service as president of the Woman's Auxiliary
of the National Baptist Convention, USA; and
WHEREAS, The Woman's Auxiliary of the National Baptist
Convention, USA, was established to care for the needs of women
within the convention by promoting spiritual growth and Christian
education, training future leaders, and encouraging collaboration;
and
WHEREAS, A longtime member of the auxiliary, Dr. Gatewood
ably guided the group as its president from January 2005 to January
2017; prior to holding the presidency, she served as vice president
as well as second vice president and west region director; over the
years, she has also been instrumental in creating study materials
and Sunday school curricula, and she has represented the
organization at a host of international events in the Bahamas,
Jamaica, Europe, and Africa; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Gatewood is a native of Houston and a graduate
of Texas Southern University; she enjoyed a rewarding career in
education, during which she taught at schools throughout the
Galveston and Houston Independent School Districts; in her free
time, she volunteers with the League of Women Voters and
Compassionate Care Hospice, and she is a speaker, lecturer, and
workshop presenter; and
WHEREAS, Sustained by a deep and abiding faith, Dr. Gatewood
has been a congregant of Greater First Baptist Church for nearly six
decades; she has also benefited the Baptist community by serving at
the highest levels within the Woman's Auxiliary of the Lincoln
Southern District Association and the Woman's Auxiliary of the
Baptist Missionary and Education Convention of Texas, which she has
led for 27 years; and
WHEREAS, Through her vision, hard work, and dedication to
excellence, Dr. Hugh Dell Gatewood has helped advance the mission
of the Woman's Auxiliary of the National Baptist Convention, USA,
and she may indeed reflect with pride on her myriad contributions to
that organization; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend Dr. Hugh Dell
Gatewood on her service to the Woman's Auxiliary of the National
Baptist Convention, USA, and extend to her sincere best wishes for
continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Gatewood as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.