By Shields                                             H.R. No. 269
       74R6303 BNL-D
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, The wedding anniversary of two outstanding Texans
    1-2  who have shared more than six decades of happy and rewarding
    1-3  marriage is truly a joyous occasion worthy of special praise and
    1-4  recognition; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, Holman and Genevieve Murray Cox will have the
    1-6  privilege of commemorating such an event in their lives when they
    1-7  celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary on March 15, 1995; and
    1-8        WHEREAS, Both Mr. and Mrs. Cox were reared in San Antonio and
    1-9  were married on March 15, 1930, in Crockett, but soon returned to
   1-10  San Antonio to make their home and rear their children; and
   1-11        WHEREAS, Their marriage was blessed with both a son, Mark,
   1-12  and a daughter, Ivy, and in recent years their close-knit family
   1-13  has grown to include three grandchildren, Patricia, Randy, and
   1-14  Robert, and three great-grandchildren, Jason, Nicole, and Pamela,
   1-15  all of whom are a source of great joy and delight to the Coxes; and
   1-16        WHEREAS, Mrs. Cox was employed for many years as a school
   1-17  district secretary in San Antonio before her retirement, while
   1-18  Mr. Cox worked for the postal service and served his community as a
   1-19  minister; Mr. Cox also previously expressed his faith through his
   1-20  missionary work in Mexico, and he currently acts as an elder at
   1-21  Trinity Church in Windcrest; and
   1-22        WHEREAS, For more than half a century, Mr. and Mrs. Cox have
   1-23  shared a strong marriage filled with many happy times and cherished
   1-24  family memories; built on a solid foundation of mutual love and
    2-1  respect, their remarkable 65-year union has been an inspiration to
    2-2  their family and friends and is indeed worthy of highest praise and
    2-3  recognition; now, therefore, be it
    2-4        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
    2-5  Legislature hereby congratulate Holman and Genevieve Murray Cox on
    2-6  the occasion of their 65th wedding anniversary and extend to them
    2-7  warmest best wishes for continued happiness in the future; and, be
    2-8  it further
    2-9        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-10  prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Cox as an expression of high regard by
   2-11  the Texas House of Representatives.