Bill Text: TX HCR116 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of the Reverend Clinton Roderick Dobson of Arlington.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-21 - Signed by the Governor [HCR116 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HCR116-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 116 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt at | ||
| the loss of the Reverend Clinton Roderick Dobson of Arlington, who | ||
| died on March 3, 2011, at the age of 28; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Clint Dobson was born in Webster on July 15, 1982, to | ||
| Roderick and Sharon Dobson, and he grew up in Clear Lake, where his | ||
| father worked as a NASA contractor; he played football and baseball | ||
| at Clear Lake High School, graduating in 2000, and attended | ||
| University Baptist Church; he loved working on projects with his | ||
| father, and he taught himself to play both the guitar and the piano; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, While attending Baylor University, Mr. Dobson met | ||
| the love of his life, Laura Rozeman, whom he would later marry; it | ||
| was also during those years that he first felt called to the | ||
| ministry; after earning his bachelor's degree in psychology in | ||
| 2004, he continued his studies at Baylor's George W. Truett | ||
| Theological Seminary; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Dobson served as an intern in the apartment | ||
| ministry of his hometown church for two summers; his focus was on | ||
| at-risk youth, and he was known for his sensitive and caring | ||
| approach; he spent his final year of seminary as pastor of Purmela | ||
| Baptist Church before graduating with a master of divinity degree | ||
| in 2008; his gifts as a minister were already apparent, and he was | ||
| named the school's Preacher of the Year; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This dedicated young man subsequently became the | ||
| lead pastor at NorthPointe Church, a satellite church of First | ||
| Baptist Church of Arlington, and he endeared himself to the | ||
| congregation with his warm demeanor, eloquent sermons, and tireless | ||
| efforts in behalf of the powerless and impoverished; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Exuberant and joyful, Clint Dobson dedicated his | ||
| life to sharing his profound religious faith and to helping the less | ||
| fortunate, and he leaves behind a legacy of compassion and service | ||
| to others that will forever endure in the hearts of all who knew and | ||
| loved him; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby pay tribute to the memory of the Reverend Clinton Roderick | ||
| Dobson and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to | ||
| his wife, Laura Rozeman Dobson; to his parents, Roderick and Sharon | ||
| Dobson; to his brother and sister-in-law, Chris and Melissa | ||
| Kirchmer; to his sister and brother-in-law, Sarah and Rob Mitchell; | ||
| to his grandmother, Marie Killian; to his uncles, Steve Killian and | ||
| his wife, Linda, and Alan Killian and his wife, Debra; to his | ||
| nieces, Kate Kirchmer and Ella Mitchell; to his nephew, Trevin | ||
| Sonnier; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of | ||
| Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of | ||
| Clint Dobson. | ||
| J. Davis of Harris | ||
| Nash | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 116 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on April 21, 2011. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 116 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the Senate on May 9, 2011. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
