H.R. No. 439
R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor
1-2 our colleague, G. E. "Buddy" West, and Shirley Jean West on the
1-3 joyous occasion of their 37th wedding anniversary; and
1-4 WHEREAS, Representative West and the former Shirley Jean
1-5 Porter were united in marriage on March 22, 1956, at a ceremony
1-6 conducted by the Reverend H. E. Gregory at the First Baptist Church
1-7 in Odessa; and
1-8 WHEREAS, Their wedding was the culmination of a dream for the
1-9 childhood sweethearts who had been classmates in school in the
1-10 community of North Cowden since the age of nine; and
1-11 WHEREAS, The young couple began going steady on March 20,
1-12 1953, and became engaged in June 1954; during their senior year of
1-13 high school, they took a school field trip together to El Paso and
1-14 were joined on the outing by Buddy's parents; in fact, Buddy and
1-15 Shirley might have been celebrating their 38th anniversary this
1-16 year if he hadn't chickened out of the original plan, which was to
1-17 cross the border during this trip and be married in Mexico; and
1-18 WHEREAS, He was obviously forgiven for his case of cold feet,
1-19 as they continued their courtship throughout the school year and
1-20 were graduated together from Odessa High School in May 1955; and
1-21 WHEREAS, While making plans for their future, the couple were
1-22 fortunate to enjoy the complete support of their families; Buddy's
1-23 parents were so enamored of his intended that he was allowed to use
1-24 the car only if he had a date with her and, when the groom-to-be
2-1 was unable to take time off from work to obtain the marriage
2-2 license, young Shirley was accompanied by her future father-in-law
2-3 to obtain the needed document; and
2-4 WHEREAS, The close-knit relationship that Buddy and Shirley
2-5 shared with their parents has been continued in the next generation
2-6 of the West family; their marriage has been blessed with three
2-7 children, Richie West, Lori Bennington, and Ami Satterwhite, and
2-8 they take great pride in their beloved grandchildren, Kelsee and
2-9 Shelby West and Scotty Satterwhite; and
2-10 WHEREAS, For 37 years, this remarkable couple have shared a
2-11 strong and lasting marriage filled with many happy times and
2-12 cherished family memories; built on a strong foundation of mutual
2-13 love, trust, and respect, their life together has been a source of
2-14 joy and inspiration to the many friends and family of this
2-15 fortunate pair; now, therefore, be it
2-16 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
2-17 Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable G. E. "Buddy" West
2-18 and Shirley Jean Porter West on the occasion of their 37th wedding
2-19 anniversary and extend sincere best wishes to them for many more
2-20 years of continued happiness; and, be it further
2-21 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-22 prepared for them as an expression of high regard by the Texas
2-23 House of Representatives.
2-24 House of Representatives.
2-25 Turner of Coleman
2-26 H.R. No. 439
2-27 Laney Giddings Naishtat
3-1 Alexander Glaze Nieto
3-2 Allen Goodman Oakley
3-3 Alonzo Goolsby Ogden
3-4 Alvarado Granoff Oliveira
3-5 Averitt Gray Park
3-6 Bailey Greenberg Parra
3-7 Berlanga Grusendorf Patterson
3-8 Black Gutierrez Pitts
3-9 Blackwood Haggerty Place
3-10 Bomer Hamric Price
3-11 Bosse Harris Puente
3-12 Brady Hartnett Rabuck
3-13 Brimer Heflin Ramsay
3-14 Cain Hernandez Rangel
3-15 Campbell Hightower Raymond
3-16 Carona Hilbert Rodriguez
3-17 Carter Hilderbran Romo
3-18 Chisum Hill Rudd
3-19 Clemons Hirschi Sadler
3-20 Coleman Hochberg Saunders
3-21 Combs Holzheauser Schechter
3-22 Conley Horn Seidlits
3-23 Cook Hudson Shields
3-24 Corte Hunter of Taylor Siebert
3-25 Counts Hunter of Nueces A. Smith of Harris
3-26 Crabb Jackson D. Smith of Harris
3-27 Craddick James Smithee
4-1 Cuellar of Webb Johnson Solis
4-2 Cuellar of Hidalgo Jones of Lubbock Stiles
4-3 Culberson Jones of Dallas Swinford
4-4 Danburg Junell Tallas
4-5 Davila Kamel Talton
4-6 Davis Krusee Telford
4-7 De La Garza Kubiak Thompson of Tarrant
4-8 Dear Kuempel Thompson of Harris
4-9 Delco Lewis Turner of Coleman
4-10 Delisi Linebarger Turner of Harris
4-11 Denton Longoria Uher
4-12 Driver McCall Van de Putte
4-13 Duncan McCoulskey Vowell
4-14 Dutton McDonald Williamson
4-15 Earley Madden Willis
4-16 Eckels Marchant Wilson
4-17 Edwards Martin Wolens
4-18 Erickson Maxey Yarbrough
4-19 Finnell Moffat Yost
4-20 Flores Moreno Zbranek
4-21 Gallego Mowery
4-22 Gallegos Munoz
4-23 H.R. No. 439
4-24 _______________________________
4-25 Speaker of the House
4-26 I certify that H.R. No. 439 was adopted by the House on March
4-27 22, 1993, by a non-record vote.
5-1 _______________________________
5-2 Chief Clerk of the House