SR719 - In memory of Dave Welch.

        SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 719       In Memory   of   Dave Welch            WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and   commemorates the life of Pastor Dave Welch; and          WHEREAS, Pastor Dave Welch was the founder and executive   director of the Houston Area Pastor Council, the Texas Pastor   Council, and the United States Pastor Council; for four decades,   he held leadership positions at notable religious organizations,   including roles as founding executive director of the Christian   Coalition of Washington, national field director of the   Christian Coalition, and executive director of Vision America;   and          WHEREAS, The Houston Area Pastor Council was launched   under the guidance of Pastor Welch in 2003, and it has grown to   involve more than three hundred pastors; it has been used in   cities throughout the nation as a model for the grassroots   development of interracial, interdenominational teams of pastors   who are mutually committed to promoting Biblical principles in   the home, the church, and the community through ministry in their   local churches; and          WHEREAS, Pastor Welch served at the forefront of   interactions between the church and members of government at the   city, state, and national levels; many leaders in Texas   government, including state senators and the lieutenant   governor, worked with Pastor Welch for the better part of two   decades, and his commitment to faith, family, and freedom   reflected the highest ideals of the Lone Star State; and          WHEREAS, Dave grew up in a patriotic working-class family   in the State of Washington; he was ordained by Grace   International, and he was a licensed minister with the Church of   God in Christ; he and his wife, Valerie, were married for 42   years, and they were blessed with six children and twenty   grandchildren, who enriched their lives immeasurably; now,   therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th   Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved   family of Pastor Dave Welch; and, be it further          RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for   his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas   Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in   memory of Pastor Dave Welch.     Bettencourt     Alvarado Hancock Miles   Birdwell Hinojosa of Hidalgo Nichols   Blanco Hinojosa of Nueces Parker   Campbell Huffman Paxton   Creighton Hughes Perry   Eckhardt King Schwertner   Flores Kolkhorst Sparks   Hagenbuch Middleton West   Hall Zaffirini     Patrick, President of the Senate             ________________________________          President of the Senate               I hereby certify that the     above Resolution was adopted by     the Senate on June 1, 2025, by a     rising vote.             ________________________________          Secretary of the Senate             ________________________________           Member, Texas Senate