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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their |
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memories of Isaac T. Bryant of Houston, who passed away on |
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February 21, 2025, at the age of 87; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of the Reverend Ananias Bryant and Beatrice |
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Maynard Bryant, Isaac Bryant was born in Montgomery on April 28, |
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1937, and he enjoyed the companionship of 12 siblings, Fannie, |
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Edith, Inez, Pauline, Hattie, Nancy, Willie, Beatrice, Oran, |
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Joseph, Lillian, and his twin, Elizabeth; he grew up in Houston's |
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Fifth Ward, and as a student at Phillis Wheatley High School, he |
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stood out for his intellectual achievements and leadership in many |
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organizations; in 1955, he graduated as the highest-ranking male in |
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his class; he continued his education at Howard University, earning |
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his bachelor's degree cum laude in 1959, and he attended law school |
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at Rutgers University; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1961, Mr. Bryant returned to Houston, where he |
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helped care for his family and began his teaching career; he worked |
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at E. O. Smith Junior High School before transferring to Phillis |
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Wheatley High in 1966 as a government and economics instructor; in |
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1970, he embarked on a 32-year tenure at Stephen F. Austin High |
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School, and during this time, he also attended the South Texas |
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College of Law, where he earned his juris doctor degree in 1977; he |
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retired from teaching in 2002; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Bryant was the proud father of a son, Eldridge |
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Jackson, who preceded him in death; with the passing years, his |
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treasured family grew to include three granddaughters, Emetria, |
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Virginia, and Evette, and three great-granddaughters, A'miyah, |
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Arielle, and Ariyah; and |
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WHEREAS, A gifted vocalist, Mr. Bryant was a member of the |
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family gospel group The Bryant Singers, and he also recorded solos |
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and performed at various events; a man of faith, he was a lifelong |
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congregant of Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church, where he sang in |
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the choir and served in various leadership roles; in his leisure |
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time, he liked watching Dallas Cowboys games, and he used his broad |
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knowledge as a contestant on the television show Jeopardy!; and |
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WHEREAS, Isaac Bryant lived a life that was rich in personal |
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and professional achievements, and he will forever be a source of |
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inspiration to those he leaves behind; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Isaac T. Bryant and |
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extend sincere condolences to his many relatives and friends; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Isaac |
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Bryant. |