Bill Text: TX SR67 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Bobby and Joyce Myers on the occasion of their 65th wedding anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-07-25 - Reported enrolled [SR67 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR67-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, A 65th wedding anniversary marks a lifetime of | ||
| mutual devotion and shared experiences, and Bobby and Joyce Myers | ||
| of Paris celebrated this joyous milestone in their marriage on | ||
| July 3, 2017; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Bobby Myers and the former Joyce Gamble were | ||
| joined in matrimony in 1952 in their hometown of Electra; over | ||
| the years, they have been blessed with a treasured family that | ||
| includes their daughters, Christi Myers and her husband, Russell | ||
| Laughead, and Valerie Myers, as well as their grandchildren, | ||
| Adrienne, Alexa, Aaron, and Laura, and great-grandchildren, | ||
| Jackson, Collin, Hudson, and Braelynn; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Myers served in the United States Army and | ||
| retired from the Texas National Guard, which awarded him the | ||
| brevet rank of brigadier general; he holds a bachelor's degree | ||
| and master's degree in civil engineering from Texas A&M | ||
| University and The University of Texas at Austin, respectively, | ||
| and enjoyed a successful career with the Texas Department of | ||
| Transportation, retiring as district engineer of the Paris | ||
| District in 1993; Mrs. Myers, an accomplished homemaker, earned | ||
| a bachelor's degree in fine arts from Midwestern University and | ||
| taught first grade while Mr. Myers was finishing college; | ||
| residents of Paris since 1987, the couple are valued members of | ||
| First Baptist Church; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Myers have enjoyed six and a half | ||
| decades of abiding love and affection for each other, 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, 85th | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Bobby and | ||
| Joyce Myers on their 65th 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. Myers as an expression of high regard from the | ||
| Texas Senate. | ||
| Hughes | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on July 25, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
