By:  Ellis                                             S.R. No. 487
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, On June 30 through July 2, 1995, at the Ramada Inn
    1-3  Astrodome in Houston, the Carrier and Hollier families will gather
    1-4  together for the grand occasion of their fifth family reunion; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, This special event will honor the memories of their
    1-6  ancestors, Odile Hollier who married Theo Carrier, Sr., in 1897, and
    1-7  her sister, Julia Hollier, who married Jessie Carrier in 1905; and
    1-8        WHEREAS, The descendents of these couples were reunited at
    1-9  their first family gathering in 1978 in Lake Charles, Louisiana,
   1-10  and they have intermittently assembled to rekindle the bonds of
   1-11  friendship and devotion to one another; and
   1-12        WHEREAS, Family members pause in their busy daily lives to
   1-13  renew family pride and to become better acquainted with each other
   1-14  as they honor those with whom they share a common heritage; and
   1-15        WHEREAS, Strong family ties are important to bind generations
   1-16  together and to instill in the younger generation the traditional
   1-17  values that guided the lives of their ancestors; these values are
   1-18  inherent in families who are hardworking and productive members of
   1-19  society; and
   1-20        WHEREAS, The Texas Senate is pleased to recognize the members
   1-21  of the Carrier-Hollier family as they commemorate their past and
   1-22  look forward to the future; now, therefore, be it
   1-23        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
    2-1  74th Legislature, hereby extend best wishes to the Carrier-Hollier
    2-2  family on the happy occasion of their fifth family reunion for a
    2-3  most memorable and joyous celebration; and, be it further
    2-4        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the
    2-5  family as a memento of this notable event.
    2-6                               ______________________________________
    2-7                                       President of the Senate
    2-8                                    I hereby certify that the above
    2-9                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
   2-10                               on March 21, 1995.
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   2-12                                       Secretary of the Senate
   2-13                               ______________________________________
   2-14                                        Member, Texas Senate