Bill Text: TX SR209 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Jesse L. "Jack" and Kathleen McCrady of Austin on the occasion of their 70th wedding anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-02-25 - Again read [SR209 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SR209-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, A 70th wedding anniversary of two people who are | ||
still as in love as they were on the day they married is a | ||
milestone not frequently reached and therefore all the more worth | ||
celebrating; and | ||
WHEREAS, Jesse L. "Jack" McCrady and the former Kathleen | ||
Holland were joined in matrimony on December 24, 1942, during | ||
their Christmas break, when both were still seniors in high | ||
school in Hollis, Oklahoma, where they were classmates and close | ||
friends of Edith and Darrell Royal; and | ||
WHEREAS, Jack and Kathleen graduated from high school in | ||
May of 1943, and Jack was drafted into the United States Army one | ||
month later; he served until the end of World War II as a pilot in | ||
the Army Air Corps, flying a variety of twin-engine aircraft; and | ||
WHEREAS, Jack and Kathleen have been blessed with a | ||
treasured family that includes four children, Michael, Nancy, | ||
Phillip, and Karol Ann, and their spouses, 11 grandchildren, 18 | ||
great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, After his honorable discharge from the Army | ||
following the war, Jack joined the Texas National Guard; he | ||
served in a variety of positions, primarily as a helicopter pilot | ||
based at Camp Mabry in Austin; he received many commendations and | ||
awards and retired in 1973 with the rank of major; and | ||
WHEREAS, Kathleen worked for the Austin Independent School | ||
District until her retirement in 1987, all the while building a | ||
national reputation as a gifted quilt artist; her work has been | ||
exhibited to great acclaim and is held in private and corporate | ||
collections; Kathleen is also a beloved teacher of quilting and | ||
has shared her skills and knowledge through classes and workshops | ||
with hundreds of students; she is a sought-after expert in quilt | ||
appraisal and conservation and the author of a popular book, My | ||
Life With Quilts, which documents her lifelong love of | ||
quiltmaking; and | ||
WHEREAS, She is a charter member of the Austin Area Quilt | ||
Guild and a noted quilt historian, having established the Quilt | ||
History Study Hall and offered classes on quilt history, | ||
restoration, and conservation; in 2006 she donated her extensive | ||
collection of quilts, fabrics, and ephemera to the Dolph Briscoe | ||
Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin, | ||
where it is highly valued for its contributions to textile | ||
research and exhibitions; and | ||
WHEREAS, Jack and Kathleen are longtime residents of the | ||
Brentwood neighborhood of Austin, actively participating in | ||
their neighborhood association; they have been faithful members | ||
of Northwest Baptist Church in Austin for decades; and | ||
WHEREAS, Jack and Kathleen 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 Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd | ||
Legislature, hereby congratulate Jack and Kathleen McCrady on | ||
their 70th wedding anniversary and extend to them sincere best | ||
wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
Mr. and Mrs. McCrady as an expression of high regard from the | ||
Texas Senate. | ||
Watson | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on February 13, 2013. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |