By:  Cain                                             S.R. No. 1007
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, A 55th wedding anniversary is a splendid
    1-3  occasion and calls for much celebration; and
    1-4        WHEREAS, Reverend and Mrs. Roland Ratliff of
    1-5  Conway, Arkansas, formerly of Greenville, Texas, have reason
    1-6  to rejoice; since their marriage on April 28, 1940, in
    1-7  Strawberry, Arkansas, they have spent 55 years together in
    1-8  loyalty and devotion; and
    1-9        WHEREAS, The family and friends of this beloved couple
   1-10  joined them on April 29, 1995, at Antioch Baptist Church in
   1-11  Conway to congratulate them and share in their warmth and joy;
   1-12  the event was hosted by their children; and
   1-13        WHEREAS, The loving respect Reverend and Mrs. Ratliff
   1-14  share with one another is evident to all who were fortunate
   1-15  enough to know them during his 44 years as pastor of Grace
   1-16  Baptist Church in Greenville; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, This happy couple has been blessed with a
   1-18  wonderful family:  their children, Tom and Jo Ann Ratliff and
   1-19  Fred and Kay Irvin; their three grandchildren; and their
   1-20  great-grandchild; now, therefore, be it
   1-21        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   1-22  74th Legislature, hereby join the relatives and friends of
   1-23  Reverend and Mrs. Roland Ratliff in extending them best wishes
    2-1  and congratulations on their 55th wedding anniversary; and, be
    2-2  it further
    2-3        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
    2-4  this distinguished couple as a memento of this grand occasion.
    2-5                               ______________________________________
    2-6                                       President of the Senate
    2-7                                    I hereby certify that the above
    2-8                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
    2-9                               on May 9, 1995.
   2-10                               ______________________________________
   2-11                                       Secretary of the Senate
   2-12                               ______________________________________
   2-13                                        Member, Texas Senate