Bill Text: TX HR2009 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Representative Tom Craddick and Nadine Craddick on their 50th wedding anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-28 - Reported enrolled [HR2009 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR2009-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2009 |
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WHEREAS, September 6, 2019, marks the 50th wedding | ||
anniversary of Representative Tom Craddick and Nadine Craddick, and | ||
this joyous event provides a fitting opportunity to reflect on | ||
their remarkable journey together as husband and wife; and | ||
WHEREAS, Tom Craddick and the former Nadine Nayfa met in the | ||
library at Texas Tech University, where they both were students; | ||
Tom earned his bachelor's degree in business and his MBA from Texas | ||
Tech, and Nadine completed her bachelor's degree in education at | ||
the university; in 1969, Nadine began teaching while Tom began his | ||
first term in the Texas House, and as the pair looked forward to | ||
their September wedding date, they found that the obligations of | ||
the Texas Legislature can interfere with the best-laid plans; the | ||
governor called two consecutive special sessions that summer, the | ||
second of which didn't end until three days after their wedding | ||
date, and although the ceremony proceeded, their honeymoon was | ||
delayed; so began their rewarding marriage, and in the years that | ||
followed, the Craddicks welcomed the arrival of two children, | ||
Christi and Thomas, while working tirelessly together in behalf of | ||
their community and the Lone Star State; and | ||
WHEREAS, Representative Craddick made state history in 2003, | ||
when he became the first Republican speaker of the House in over 130 | ||
years; he served in that role until 2009, and during his tenure, the | ||
$10 billion budget shortfall was transformed into a surplus of | ||
equal size; moreover, the legislature passed landmark tort reform | ||
and the largest property tax cut in state history; his commitment to | ||
higher education has greatly benefited such institutions as Midland | ||
College, The University of Texas Permian Basin, and the Texas Tech | ||
University Health Sciences Center; in addition, he has helped | ||
effect far-reaching developments in the areas of energy, health | ||
care, mental health, transportation infrastructure, and the | ||
prevention of distracted driving; he is also a respected member of | ||
the business community as owner of Craddick Properties and | ||
president of Craddick Incorporated and as a sales representative | ||
for Anchor Drilling Fluids USA; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Craddick has served Midland in a host of | ||
leadership roles over the years, among them chair of the Midland | ||
Chamber of Commerce and charter member of the Council Against | ||
Substance Abuse and the Midland-Odessa Transportation Alliance | ||
board; furthermore, she helped found Midland County Families in | ||
Action and was a member of the Midland Hotel/Motel Tax Advisory | ||
Board; at the state level, she served on the Governor's Commission | ||
for Women and as First Lady of the Texas House, she raised private | ||
funds for the renovation of the Speaker's Apartment and Members | ||
Lounge and oversaw the project; the Texas Historical Commission | ||
recognized her efforts with the prestigious Chairman's Award; a | ||
sustaining member of the Republican Women's Club, she has been very | ||
active in the party, serving as a state delegate since 1971; she is | ||
employed as vice president and secretary of Craddick Incorporated; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Widely admired for their philanthropy, the | ||
Craddicks have established the Tom and Nadine Craddick Presidential | ||
Scholarship Endowment at Texas Tech, the Nadine and Tom Craddick | ||
Distinguished Chair in Medical Science at The University of Texas | ||
Southwestern Medical Center, and the Nadine Craddick Endowment Fund | ||
at Midland Memorial Hospital; active in their faith community as | ||
well, they have received papal recognition as members of the | ||
Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through the years, the Craddicks have been blessed | ||
with three grandchildren, Thomas, Claire, and Catherine; the couple | ||
enjoy spending time with their cherished family at their Horseshoe | ||
Bay retreat, and they love to travel, expand their knowledge, and | ||
explore their love of art; and | ||
WHEREAS, The half century of marriage that Tom and Nadine | ||
Craddick have shared is eloquent affirmation of the meaning of | ||
love, and the strength of their union and of their commitment to the | ||
greater good is an inspiration to all who know them; now, therefore, | ||
be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Tom and Nadine Craddick on their | ||
50th 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 Craddicks as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Parker | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2009 was adopted by the House on May | ||
27, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||