Bill Text: TX HR302 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Pastor Danny Biddy on his retirement from Old River Baptist Church in Old River-Winfree.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-01 - Reported enrolled [HR302 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR302-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 302 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Pastor Danny Biddy of Old River Baptist Church | ||
| retired on January 29, 2017, concluding 40 years of dedicated | ||
| service to that congregation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A graduate of East Texas Baptist University and | ||
| Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Pastor Biddy assumed | ||
| the pulpit of Old River Baptist in 1977, and throughout his tenure | ||
| there, he has enriched the lives not only of his flock but also of | ||
| residents in the Old River-Winfree area at large; his ministry has | ||
| included a weekly radio program and podcast, Sharpening Our Souls, | ||
| and a weekly column, "Little Biddy Bits," which has been serialized | ||
| online and in several local newspapers; in 2013, during the 83rd | ||
| Legislative Session, he was invited to the Capitol to give the | ||
| invocation in the House of Representatives and also in the Senate; | ||
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| WHEREAS, Pastor Biddy's commitment to his community has been | ||
| evidenced through his disaster assistance volunteer work with the | ||
| local Red Cross chapter, notably in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike | ||
| and the Bear Creek fire, when he guided both the relief and | ||
| restoration efforts; he is a member of the Chambers County Fair | ||
| Housing Workgroup, and he freely gives of his time to support the | ||
| Barbers Hill and Anahuac Independent School Districts; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Pastor Biddy enjoys the love | ||
| and support of a fine family that includes his wife, Dana, their two | ||
| sons, Jeff and his wife, Amy, and Mark and his wife, Jennifer, and | ||
| five grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This inspiring clergyman has led Old River Baptist | ||
| Church with conviction and compassion, and he has earned the | ||
| lasting respect and admiration of his congregants as well as | ||
| members of the greater community; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby honor Pastor Danny Biddy on his retirement after | ||
| 40 years of outstanding service to Old River Baptist Church 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 Biddy as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Faircloth | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 302 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 23, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
