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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 209
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WHEREAS, A 70th wedding anniversary of two people who are |
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still as in love as they were on the day they married is a |
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milestone not frequently reached and therefore all the more worth |
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celebrating; and |
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WHEREAS, Jesse L. "Jack" McCrady and the former Kathleen |
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Holland were joined in matrimony on December 24, 1942, during |
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their Christmas break, when both were still seniors in high |
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school in Hollis, Oklahoma, where they were classmates and close |
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friends of Edith and Darrell Royal; and |
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WHEREAS, Jack and Kathleen graduated from high school in |
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May of 1943, and Jack was drafted into the United States Army one |
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month later; he served until the end of World War II as a pilot in |
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the Army Air Corps, flying a variety of twin-engine aircraft; and |
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WHEREAS, Jack and Kathleen have been blessed with a |
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treasured family that includes four children, Michael, Nancy, |
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Phillip, and Karol Ann, and their spouses, 11 grandchildren, 18 |
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great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, After his honorable discharge from the Army |
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following the war, Jack joined the Texas National Guard; he |
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served in a variety of positions, primarily as a helicopter pilot |
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based at Camp Mabry in Austin; he received many commendations and |
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awards and retired in 1973 with the rank of major; and |
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WHEREAS, Kathleen worked for the Austin Independent School |
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District until her retirement in 1987, all the while building a |
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national reputation as a gifted quilt artist; her work has been |
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exhibited to great acclaim and is held in private and corporate |
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collections; Kathleen is also a beloved teacher of quilting and |
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has shared her skills and knowledge through classes and workshops |
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with hundreds of students; she is a sought-after expert in quilt |
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appraisal and conservation and the author of a popular book, My |
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Life With Quilts, which documents her lifelong love of |
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quiltmaking; and |
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WHEREAS, She is a charter member of the Austin Area Quilt |
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Guild and a noted quilt historian, having established the Quilt |
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History Study Hall and offered classes on quilt history, |
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restoration, and conservation; in 2006 she donated her extensive |
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collection of quilts, fabrics, and ephemera to the Dolph Briscoe |
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Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin, |
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where it is highly valued for its contributions to textile |
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research and exhibitions; and |
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WHEREAS, Jack and Kathleen are longtime residents of the |
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Brentwood neighborhood of Austin, actively participating in |
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their neighborhood association; they have been faithful members |
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of Northwest Baptist Church in Austin for decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Jack and Kathleen have enjoyed seven decades of |
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abiding love and affection for one another, and they are among an |
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exceptional group of men and women who can claim such a lasting |
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commitment; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Jack and Kathleen McCrady on |
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their 70th wedding anniversary and extend to them sincere best |
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wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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Mr. and Mrs. McCrady as an expression of high regard from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Watson |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 13, 2013. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |