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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A 50th wedding anniversary marks a lifetime of |
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mutual devotion and shared experiences, and Robert and Cheree |
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Stovall of Alba celebrated this joyous milestone in their marriage |
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on June 22, 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Robert Stovall and the former Cheree Shultz were |
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both born and raised in Alba, where they graduated from Alba-Golden |
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High School; they were joined in matrimony in 1973; and |
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WHEREAS, After working for Tyler Pipe and Lilly Food Service, |
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Mr. Stovall was called to vocational ministry work, serving as |
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pastor of First Baptist Church Alba and Bright Star Baptist Church |
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in Emory; he also joined the staff of Lifepointe Church in Golden, |
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and he was chaplain of UTHealth East Texas until his retirement in |
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2022; skillfully balancing family life with her own career, |
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Mrs. Stovall worked as a seamstress and as a teacher's aide for the |
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Alba-Golden Independent School District; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Stovall have long dedicated their |
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efforts to volunteer work; together, they have led a faith-based |
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ministry for military veterans, and they have presented "staffs of |
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honor" to veterans and their families; additionally, Mrs. Stovall |
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is known throughout the community for generously providing meals to |
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her fellow residents; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, Mr. and Mrs. Stovall have been |
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blessed with a treasured family that includes their sons, Jeremy |
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Stovall and his wife, Janet, and Jason Stovall and his wife, Mandi, |
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and their grandchildren, Blake, Brayden, Allie, and Cade; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Stovall have enjoyed five decades of |
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abiding love and affection for each other, 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 88th Texas Legislature, 2nd |
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Called Session, hereby congratulate Robert and Cheree Stovall on |
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their 50th 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 an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the couple as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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Senate. |