Bill Text: TX HR1445 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Edgar and Elizabeth Brown of Dallas on their 70th wedding anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-19 - Reported enrolled [HR1445 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR1445-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1445 |
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WHEREAS, A 70th wedding anniversary marks a lifetime of | ||
mutual devotion and shared experiences, and Edgar and Elizabeth | ||
Brown of Dallas celebrated that joyous milestone in their marriage | ||
on April 12, 2011; and | ||
WHEREAS, Edgar Brown first met the former Zuma Bell Elizabeth | ||
Way in 1938 at the ice cream shop where she worked; they were joined | ||
in matrimony in 1941 at a ceremony held at the home of the Hampton | ||
Place Church of Christ pastor; through the years, the couple have | ||
been blessed with a treasured family that includes three children, | ||
Kaye, Gail, and Bill, as well as four grandchildren and five | ||
great-grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, A Grayson County native, Mrs. Brown played ball with | ||
a girls' team while attending high school in Oklahoma, and she later | ||
moved with her family to Dallas; Mr. Brown graduated from Irving | ||
High School and studied electrical engineering at North Texas | ||
Agricultural College; during World War II, he served with the U.S. | ||
Navy, specializing in radio technology and electronics; and | ||
WHEREAS, Longtime residents of Dallas, the Browns owned a | ||
successful sound-equipment company and are members of Cockrell Hill | ||
Church of Christ; and | ||
WHEREAS, This esteemed couple have enjoyed seven decades of | ||
abiding love and affection for one another, and they are among an | ||
exceptional group of men and women who can claim such a lasting | ||
commitment; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Edgar and Elizabeth Brown 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. Brown as an expression of high regard by | ||
the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Harper-Brown | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1445 was adopted by the House on May | ||
12, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||