[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 19888]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING THE REVEREND BOBBY DAGNEL

  (Mr. NEUGEBAUER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. NEUGEBAUER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor someone who is 
very important to me in my life, and that is my pastor, Bobby Dagnel.
  Bobby Dagnel opened today's session of the United States House of 
Representatives with an invocation that should guide us throughout the 
day as we do the people's business in the halls of the United States 
Congress.
  Pastor Dagnel began his senior pastorship at First Baptist Church in 
Lubbock on August 4, 2002. He completed his undergraduate work at the 
University of Texas at Tyler in 1985. And he went on to Southwest 
Baptist Theological Seminary where he received his Master's in Divinity 
in 1987. He is currently pursuing his Doctor of Ministry at George W. 
Truett Seminary.
  As Pastor Dagnel has traveled down this path, he has become a man of 
steadfast faith. He understands personally what it means to transform 
one's life from one without direction to one that is full of purpose 
and meaning. Pastor Dagnel is a wonderful family man, a loving husband 
to his wife, Patti, and a father to his daughter, Courtney, who is 14, 
and to his son, Hunter, who is 12.
  I want to thank Pastor Dagnel for answering the call to help others 
find their way and serving as an example for all that follow. God Bless 
Pastor Dagnel.

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