| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 16 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived may help to comfort |
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| 6 | 6 | | those saddened by the passing of the Reverend Dr. George V. Clark of |
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| 7 | 7 | | Austin on April 21, 2022, at the age of 92; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, George Clark was born to the Reverend Amos Clark and |
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| 9 | 9 | | Helen Rutledge Clark in Webberville on July 24, 1929; following a |
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| 10 | 10 | | tour of duty in the military, he earned a bachelor's degree from |
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| 11 | 11 | | Huston-Tillotson University and a master of divinity degree at the |
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| 12 | 12 | | Seminary of the Southwest; he completed his education at The |
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| 13 | 13 | | University of Texas at Austin and the Andover Newton Seminary at |
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| 14 | 14 | | Yale University, and he received an honorary doctorate from |
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| 15 | 15 | | Huston-Tillotson; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Reverend Clark was ordained as a minister at College |
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| 17 | 17 | | Heights Baptist Church in Austin, and he served as pastor for |
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| 18 | 18 | | St. Mary's Baptist Church in Pflugerville and Sweet Home Baptist |
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| 19 | 19 | | Church in Round Rock; in 1970, he assumed the pulpit of Mt. Zion |
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| 20 | 20 | | Baptist Church in Austin, where for half a century he ably guided |
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| 21 | 21 | | the congregation; he was also involved in a number of faith-based |
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| 22 | 22 | | organizations; in addition to his pastoral work, he was a teacher in |
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| 23 | 23 | | the Round Rock Independent School District, and he held several |
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| 24 | 24 | | positions with the Texas Rehabilitation Commission, including |
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| 25 | 25 | | director of training and director of the Office of Civil Rights; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Reverend Clark enjoyed the |
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| 27 | 27 | | love and support of his wife, Bobbie Jean Higgins Clark, with whom |
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| 28 | 28 | | he shared a fulfilling union that spanned more than 40 years until |
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| 29 | 29 | | her passing in 2001; he took great pride in his two children, Vicki |
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| 30 | 30 | | and Vincent, and he had the pleasure of seeing his family grow to |
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| 31 | 31 | | include three grandchildren, Tony, Sydney, and Mary, and three |
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| 32 | 32 | | great-grandchildren, Carlton, Amari, and Antoni; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, George Clark lived a rich and purposeful life |
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| 34 | 34 | | centered around his faith and his family, and he will long be |
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| 35 | 35 | | remembered with deep affection by those who had the pleasure to know |
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| 36 | 36 | | him; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 38 | 38 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of the Reverend |
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| 39 | 39 | | Dr. George V. Clark and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn |
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| 40 | 40 | | his passing; and, be it further |
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| 41 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 42 | 42 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 43 | 43 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of the |
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| 44 | 44 | | Reverend Dr. George Clark. |
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| 45 | 45 | | Cole |
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| 46 | 46 | | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 48 | 48 | | I certify that H.R. No. 16 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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| 49 | 49 | | vote of the House on March 8, 2023. |
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| 50 | 50 | | ______________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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