Bill Text: TX HR1688 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Douglas and Angela Boren of Lubbock on their 60th wedding anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-16 - Reported enrolled [HR1688 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR1688-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1688 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A 60th wedding anniversary is a celebration of love | ||
| that has stood the test of time, and six decades after their wedding | ||
| in 1951, Douglas and Angela Boren of Lubbock continue to bring out | ||
| the best in one another and to inspire all who share in the richness | ||
| of their lives; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Douglas Boren and the former Angela Rattan were | ||
| joined in matrimony on March 25, 1951, at a ceremony held at the | ||
| First Methodist Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico; this esteemed | ||
| couple have made their home for many years in Lubbock, where they | ||
| have contributed in myriad ways to the life of their community; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Both are alumni of Texas Tech University, and Mrs. | ||
| Boren holds two degrees from that school, a bachelor's in home | ||
| economics education and a master's in food and nutrition; after | ||
| attending Texas Tech as a student in the College of Arts and | ||
| Sciences, Mr. Boren pursued studies in banking at Harvard, | ||
| Columbia, and Northwestern Universities; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Boren retired from Plains National Bank as a | ||
| senior vice president; he currently serves as chair of the Carillon | ||
| Senior LifeCare Community Board of Directors, and he has also | ||
| chaired the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce executive committee and | ||
| served on the board of the Silent Wings Museum and on the | ||
| president's advisory board of Lubbock Christian University; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Boren was an assistant professor in the Texas | ||
| Tech College of Home Economics and later the College of Human | ||
| Sciences for more than two decades, from 1960 to 1982; in addition, | ||
| she has taught elementary and high school students, served as a | ||
| nutrition education consultant for Hawaiian home economics | ||
| teachers, the Texas Education Agency, and Texas Tech, and reviewed | ||
| manuscripts for the Journal of Nutrition Education and for | ||
| Macmillan Publishing Company; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Boren have each sat on the Texas Tech | ||
| Foundation Board of Directors; moreover, Mr. Boren has held a seat | ||
| on the university's executive committee and been a member of its | ||
| museum association, while Mrs. Boren has chaired the alumni | ||
| relations committee of the Dean's Advisory Council; the couple have | ||
| further supported their alma mater through the creation of several | ||
| scholarship endowments, and they are members of the Spur and | ||
| Matador Societies and the Marsha Sharp Leadership Circle; their | ||
| enthusiasm and generosity have been recognized with Lifetime | ||
| Distinguished Service Awards, and in 2010 they were inducted into | ||
| the Texas Tech Athletics Hall of Legacy; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Boren have enjoyed six 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 Douglas and Angela Boren on their | ||
| 60th 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 the couple as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Frullo | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1688 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 12, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
