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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their |
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| 8 | 9 | | memories of Isaac T. Bryant of Houston, who passed away on |
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| 9 | 10 | | February 21, 2025, at the age of 87; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, The son of the Reverend Ananias Bryant and Beatrice |
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| 11 | 12 | | Maynard Bryant, Isaac Bryant was born in Montgomery on April 28, |
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| 12 | 13 | | 1937, and he enjoyed the companionship of 12 siblings, Fannie, |
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| 13 | 14 | | Edith, Inez, Pauline, Hattie, Nancy, Willie, Beatrice, Oran, |
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| 14 | 15 | | Joseph, Lillian, and his twin, Elizabeth; he grew up in Houston's |
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| 15 | 16 | | Fifth Ward, and as a student at Phillis Wheatley High School, he |
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| 16 | 17 | | stood out for his intellectual achievements and leadership in many |
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| 17 | 18 | | organizations; in 1955, he graduated as the highest-ranking male in |
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| 18 | 19 | | his class; he continued his education at Howard University, earning |
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| 19 | 20 | | his bachelor's degree cum laude in 1959, and he attended law school |
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| 20 | 21 | | at Rutgers University; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, In 1961, Mr. Bryant returned to Houston, where he |
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| 22 | 23 | | helped care for his family and began his teaching career; he worked |
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| 23 | 24 | | at E. O. Smith Junior High School before transferring to Phillis |
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| 24 | 25 | | Wheatley High in 1966 as a government and economics instructor; in |
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| 25 | 26 | | 1970, he embarked on a 32-year tenure at Stephen F. Austin High |
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| 26 | 27 | | School, and during this time, he also attended the South Texas |
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| 27 | 28 | | College of Law, where he earned his juris doctor degree in 1977; he |
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| 28 | 29 | | retired from teaching in 2002; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Bryant was the proud father of a son, Eldridge |
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| 30 | 31 | | Jackson, who preceded him in death; with the passing years, his |
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| 31 | 32 | | treasured family grew to include three granddaughters, Emetria, |
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| 32 | 33 | | Virginia, and Evette, and three great-granddaughters, A'miyah, |
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| 33 | 34 | | Arielle, and Ariyah; and |
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| 34 | 35 | | WHEREAS, A gifted vocalist, Mr. Bryant was a member of the |
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| 35 | 36 | | family gospel group The Bryant Singers, and he also recorded solos |
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| 36 | 37 | | and performed at various events; a man of faith, he was a lifelong |
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| 37 | 38 | | congregant of Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church, where he sang in |
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| 38 | 39 | | the choir and served in various leadership roles; in his leisure |
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| 39 | 40 | | time, he liked watching Dallas Cowboys games, and he used his broad |
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| 40 | 41 | | knowledge as a contestant on the television show Jeopardy!; and |
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| 41 | 42 | | WHEREAS, Isaac Bryant lived a life that was rich in personal |
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| 42 | 43 | | and professional achievements, and he will forever be a source of |
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| 43 | 44 | | inspiration to those he leaves behind; now, therefore, be it |
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| 44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 45 | 46 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Isaac T. Bryant and |
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| 46 | 47 | | extend sincere condolences to his many relatives and friends; and, |
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| 47 | 48 | | be it further |
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| 48 | 49 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 49 | 50 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 50 | 51 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Isaac |
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| 51 | 52 | | Bryant. |
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