Bill Text: TX HR121 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 4th Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Anderson Boyd Lampkin and Dorothy Mae Lampkin of Fort Worth on their 70th wedding anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-12-05 - Reported enrolled [HR121 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR121-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 121 | ||
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| WHEREAS, An inspiring couple whose lives have been enhanced | ||
| by a great and enduring love, Anderson Boyd Lampkin and Dorothy Mae | ||
| Lampkin of Fort Worth celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on | ||
| August 31, 2023; and | ||
| WHEREAS, On that special day in 1953, high school sweethearts | ||
| A. B. Lampkin and Dorothy Mae Sneed exchanged the vows of matrimony | ||
| in Austin; their union was blessed with 4 children, Karl, Cynthia, | ||
| Anthony, and Diane, and through the years, their treasured family | ||
| has grown to include 11 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren, and | ||
| 4 great-great-grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Lampkin attended Texas Christian University and | ||
| Grambling State University, and in the 1960s, he worked as business | ||
| manager for the Dallas Express weekly newspaper; the family moved | ||
| to Fort Worth when he embarked on a management career in the | ||
| insurance industry; following his retirement, he served for 18 | ||
| years as a team leader for Fort Worth ISD transportation; he was | ||
| also involved in the Dunbar High School community program and | ||
| served on its advisory committee; Mrs. Lampkin, a graduate of | ||
| Tarrant County Junior College and TCU, taught deaf and blind | ||
| students in the Fort Worth Independent School District for 32 | ||
| years; together, the Lampkins have volunteered extensively in | ||
| behalf of the deaf community, serving as interpreters in more than | ||
| 26 states and numerous countries; Mr. Lampkin was instrumental in | ||
| the establishment of the Goodrich Center for the Deaf, and he and | ||
| Mrs. Lampkin each served as president and as board members; since | ||
| 1967, they have been interpreters at Shiloh Missionary Baptist | ||
| Church, where he is a deacon and she a deaconess; members of a | ||
| number of civic groups, they have been especially active as Life | ||
| Members of the NAACP; moreover, they give generously of their | ||
| resources to the St. Joseph Libera Indian School, TCU, and other | ||
| worthy organizations; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Sharing strong faith, high ideals, and deep | ||
| compassion, A. B. and Dorothy Lampkin have set a sterling example | ||
| through both their exceptional contributions and their enduring | ||
| commitment to each other; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate A. B. and | ||
| Dorothy Lampkin on their 70th wedding anniversary and extend to | ||
| them sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Lampkin as an expression of high regard | ||
| by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Collier | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 121 was adopted by the House on | ||
| December 5, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
