Bill Text: TX SR71 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Horace and Dorothy Flournoy on the occasion of their 70th wedding anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-02-23 - Reported enrolled [SR71 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR71-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, A 70th wedding anniversary marks a lifetime of | ||
| mutual devotion and shared experiences, and Horace and Dorothy | ||
| Flournoy of Whitehouse celebrated this joyous milestone in their | ||
| marriage on December 16, 2020; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Horace Flournoy and the former Dorothy Mae Hale | ||
| first met at New Bethel Church in Flint in 1950, and they soon | ||
| fell in love and exchanged the vows of matrimony later that year; | ||
| over the decades, they have been blessed with a treasured family | ||
| that includes their children, Cynthia, Althea, Horace, and | ||
| Dorothea, as well as their grandchildren and | ||
| great-grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Respected members of the Whitehouse community, the | ||
| couple previously lived in Chicago for a number of years; | ||
| Mr. Flournoy retired from a career with the Chicago Transit | ||
| Authority in 1987, and Mrs. Flournoy retired from a career with | ||
| Chicago Public Schools; since returning to Texas, Mr. Flournoy has | ||
| served as a deacon at New Canaan Baptist Church in Whitehouse; | ||
| Mrs. Flournoy attends First Baptist Church Tyler and is a founding | ||
| board member of the Christian Women's Job Corps; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The seven decades of marriage that Mr. and | ||
| Mrs. Flournoy have shared is eloquent affirmation of the meaning | ||
| of love and commitment, and their enduring union is an | ||
| inspiration to all who know them; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
| Legislature, hereby congratulate Horace and Dorothy Flournoy on | ||
| their 70th 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 from the | ||
| Texas Senate. | ||
| Hughes | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 23, 2021. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
