TITLE: Honoring the Reverend Albert K. Haynes, Sr., on his 40th pastoral anniversary.

SUMMARY: Honoring the Reverend Albert K. Haynes, Sr., on his 40th pastoral anniversary.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Members of Bethany Missionary Baptist Church in Dallas are gathering in September 2011 to pay tribute to the Reverend Albert Kinder Haynes, Sr., on his 40th pastoral anniversary; and WHEREAS, A native of Beaumont, Reverend Haynes earned his bachelor's degree in engineering from Lamar University and went on to pursue postgraduate studies at the University of Houston and the Southwestern Baptist Seminary Extension in Beaumont; he began his ministerial work at the age of 21, leading New Bethel Baptist and Fellowship Missionary Baptist before joining Bethany Missionary Baptist; through the years, he has ably guided the congregation in its growth and development while assisting members with spiritual and personal concerns; in addition, his efforts were integral to the creation of a $1 million education facility, which was dedicated at the house of worship in 2002; and WHEREAS, Pastor Haynes has further benefited his community through his service as chair of the City of Beaumont Affirmative Action Committee and as president of the Beaumont Branch of the NAACP, the Board of Directors of the North Park Community Development Corporation, and the North Park Ministers Coalition; he has also shared his time with the National Baptist Publishing Board, Educational Advisory Committee of the Beaumont Independent School District, Board of Sickle Cell Foundation, and Board of Directors of Black Adoption Council; and WHEREAS, Reverend Haynes has guided Bethany Missionary Baptist Church with compassion, wisdom, and insight, and he has earned the lasting respect and admiration of his congregants; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby honor the Reverend Albert K. Haynes, Sr., on his 40th pastoral anniversary and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Pastor Haynes as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Anchia Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr. Allen Gooden Murphy Alonzo Guillen Naishtat Alvarado Gutierrez Nash Anchia Hamilton Oliveira Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto Aycock Harless Parker Beck Harper-Brown Patrick Berman Hartnett Paxton Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena Bonnen Hilderbran Perry Branch Hochberg Phillips Brown Hopson Pickett Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts Burnam Howard of Travis Price Button Huberty Quintanilla Cain Hughes Raymond Callegari Hunter Reynolds Carter Isaac Riddle Castro Jackson Ritter Chisum Johnson Rodriguez Christian Keffer Schwertner Coleman King of Parker Scott Cook King of Taylor Sheets Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons Deshotel Lavender Strama Driver Legler Taylor of Collin Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston Dutton Lozano Thompson Eiland Lucio III Torres Eissler Lyne Truitt Elkins Madden Turner Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey Farrar Margo Villarreal Fletcher Marquez Vo Flynn Martinez Walle Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber Gallego McClendon White Garza Menendez Woolley Geren Miles Workman Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2335 was adopted by the House on May 27, 2011, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House