HR1527 - In memory of the Reverend Dr. Byrd Lacey Jr. of Houston.

      H.R. No. 1527       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the   passing of the Reverend Dr. Byrd Lacey Jr. of Houston on May 25,   2025, at the age of 92; and          WHEREAS, The son of Byrd Lacey Sr. and Elizabeth Swearengin   Lacey, Byrd Lacey was born in Chappell Hill on February 25, 1933,   and he grew up with the companionship of 11 siblings; he devoted   himself to his faith at an early age as a member of Providence   Baptist Church, and he later graduated from C. H. Hogan High School;   in 1958, he was ordained as a minister at Mount Carmel Missionary   Baptist Church, and he graduated from Union Baptist Theological   Seminary three years later; he went on to earn a doctorate in   divinity studies from the Inter-Baptist Theological Center in 1981;   and          WHEREAS, Reverend Lacey embarked on a distinguished 64-year   career in the ministry in 1960 and became pastor of McGee Chapel   Missionary Baptist Church in Houston; over the course of the   ensuing decades, he went on to lead the congregations of Pilgrim   Rest Missionary Baptist Church in Houston, West Tabernacle Baptist   Church in Conroe, and Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in   Huntsville; in October 1983, he became pastor of Greater Mount   Olive Missionary Baptist Church in Houston, where he served for   four decades until his retirement in March 2024; and          WHEREAS, Reverend Lacey shared a rewarding marriage of 54   years with his wife, Marilyn Lacey; he took great pride in his four   children, Cheryl Chandler, Kim Carter, Dr. Jackie Ward, and Cheryl   Lacey Donovan, and with the passing years, he had the pleasure of   seeing his treasured family grow to include 10 grandchildren and 9   great-grandchildren; and          WHEREAS, Deeply dedicated to his family, his faith, and his   community, Byrd Lacey earned the lasting respect and admiration of   all who were privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of the Reverend   Dr. Byrd Lacey Jr. and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn   his passing; 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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dr. Lacey.     Dutton     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 1527 was unanimously adopted by a   rising vote of the House on June 2, 2025.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House