Courtesy Resolution Honoring David Booth Beers, Esq.
Resolution text
The Committee on Governance and Operations recommends adoption of the following resolution honoring the long and faithful service of David Booth Beers, Esq., and retired Chancellor to the Presiding Bishop:
Whereas, David Booth Beers, Esq., served as Chancellor to the Presiding Bishop, beginning in 1991 and up until his retirement from that post on December 31, 2018, and
Whereas, David served through deeply challenging legal times for the Church, including management of unprecedented, extraordinarily complex, difficult and lengthy litigation attacking the legitimacy and polity of our Church during struggles for gender equality and full inclusion of LGBT persons at all levels of the Church; and
Whereas, David ably advised our Presiding Bishops and others in the Church in resolving highly sensitive issues in assuring the upright conduct of ministry at all levels in the Church; and
Whereas, David ably advised the Church and our Presiding Bishops on the wide variety of legal issues that arise in the life of a large, multi-national religious organization with millions of members and over 100 dioceses;
Now, Therefore be it
Resolved, by the Executive Council, meeting in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, from February 21-24, 2019, that:
We recognize with great appreciation the long and steadfast service of David Booth Beers, Esq., as Chancellor to the Presiding Bishop;
We extend our hearty thanks to David for his deeply faithful service to our Presiding Bishops, to our Church and to our Lord Jesus;
We extend our very best wishes to David and his wife, Peggy, for a very long, happy, and enjoyable retirement from the Chancellor position.