By: Barrientos S.R. No. 881 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, Juanita Lewis and John Samuel Kelly placed 1-3 great faith and trust in the future when they married on 1-4 December 24, 1945, and they have been rewarded as this year 1-5 they are celebrating their golden wedding anniversary; and 1-6 WHEREAS, The world has changed considerably during 1-7 the years of their marriage, yet Mr. and Mrs. Kelly have 1-8 steadfastly embraced traditional family and moral values; 1-9 and 1-10 WHEREAS, Over the years, they have grown stronger 1-11 in their love and devotion as together they have experienced 1-12 the joys and sorrows of everyday living; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Kelly have been blessed with 1-14 a wonderful family; their children, Jack and Anita Kelly, 1-15 Nancy and John Belz, Mary and Jim Crites, Barbara Kelly, and 1-16 Carolyn Kelly, and their four grandchildren have been a source 1-17 of much pride and joy; and 1-18 WHEREAS, John Kelly is a retired physicist who is active 1-19 in community service; he is an arbitrator for the Better Business 1-20 Bureau and is a volunteer for numerous local and statewide 1-21 Democratic candidates; and 1-22 WHEREAS, Juanita Kelly is a talented artist who spends 1-23 much of her time china painting and is active in Saint Mark's 2-1 United Methodist Church; and 2-2 WHEREAS, The long and happy union of Mr. and Mrs. Kelly 2-3 is truly an inspiration to us all; now, therefore, be it 2-4 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-5 74th Legislature, hereby extend sincere congratulations to 2-6 Mr. and Mrs. John Kelly on their 50th wedding anniversary 2-7 December 24, 1995; and, be it further 2-8 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-9 this distinguished couple as a memento of this special day in 2-10 their lives. 2-11 ______________________________________ 2-12 President of the Senate 2-13 I hereby certify that the above 2-14 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-15 on May 1, 1995. 2-16 ______________________________________ 2-17 Secretary of the Senate 2-18 ______________________________________ 2-19 Member, Texas Senate