85R30870 CJM-D
	By: White	H.R. No. 2133

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Elder Debra Battise-Kleinman of the Indian
	Presbyterian Church at the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation
	served as Pastor of the Day for the Texas House of Representatives
	on May 2, 2017; and
	WHEREAS, The daughter of Shila Battise and the late Mikko
	Atokla Colabe Tuklo Emmett Battise of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe
	of Texas, Debra Battise-Kleinman spent her youth in New Summerfield
	and Rusk before moving to the Alabama-Coushatta reservation near
	Livingston with her family in 1972; and
	WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has been active in the
	Presbyterian Church on both the local and national level, and in
	2009 she completed The Institute for Pastoral Studies program
	through the Presbytery of the New Covenant to become the
	commissioned lay pastor and ruling elder at the reservation; and
	WHEREAS, Before she was called to the ministry, Elder
	Battise-Kleinman enjoyed a successful career as an educator,
	working in the Tarkington Independent School District for 6 years
	and in the Goodrich district for another 21; she holds bachelor's
	and master's degrees in education from Stephen F. Austin State
	University; and
	WHEREAS, Blessed with a treasured family, Elder
	Battise-Kleinman is the proud mother of a daughter, Krista, and she
	cherishes the time she spends with her two granddaughters, Katahnah
	and Teagan; and
	WHEREAS, Elder Battise-Kleinman exemplifies the highest
	standards of her vocation, and through the years, she has set an
	inspiring example of faith in action; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
	Legislature hereby honor Elder Debra Battise-Kleinman for her
	service as Pastor of the Day on May 2, 2017, and extend to her
	sincere best wishes for continued success and fulfillment; and, be
	it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Elder Battise-Kleinman as an expression of high regard
	by the Texas House of Representatives.