By Telford                                       H.R. No. 279

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                                 R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, The wedding anniversary of two individuals who have

 1-2     shared 50 happy and rewarding years of marriage is truly a

 1-3     memorable occasion, and Jim and Iris Mathews will commemorate one

 1-4     such event on March 16, 1997, when they celebrate their golden

 1-5     wedding anniversary; and

 1-6           WHEREAS, The former Iris Alicia Pryor was born in Mineola,

 1-7     Texas, to Mary W.  and R. H.  Pryor, while her husband, Jim Houston

 1-8     Mathews, also hails from Texas, having been born in DeKalb to Mazie

 1-9     and T. D.  Mathews; the couple were united in marriage on March 16,

1-10     1947, at the First Baptist Church in DeKalb, with G. D.  "Skinner"

1-11     Roden serving as best man at the ceremony and Mrs. Mary Lee King as

1-12     matron of honor; after taking their vows, the newlywed couple spent

1-13     their honeymoon in Hot Springs, Arkansas; and

1-14           WHEREAS, Mr. Mathews served his country with distinction as a

1-15     member of the U.S. Army in the Pacific theater of operations during

1-16     World War II, and Mrs. Mathews underwent nurses' training at

1-17     Highland Sanitarium in Shreveport, Louisiana, Charity Hospital in

1-18     New Orleans, and Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland; and

1-19           WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Mathews have been partners in every

1-20     aspect of life; they worked together harmoniously for many years at

1-21     their family-owned business, Mathews Cleaners, and also established

1-22     Mathews Real Estate, which they built into a highly successful

1-23     enterprise; and

1-24           WHEREAS, The couple also share their abiding faith as active

 2-1     members of the First Baptist Church; and

 2-2           WHEREAS, For half a century Jim and Iris Mathews have shared

 2-3     a strong and lasting marriage filled with many joyful times and

 2-4     cherished memories; their relationship is a continuing source of

 2-5     pride and inspiration to all who have had the pleasure of knowing

 2-6     them, and it is indeed appropriate that they be given special

 2-7     legislative recognition at this time; now, therefore, be it

 2-8           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

 2-9     Legislature hereby congratulate Jim and Iris Mathews on the

2-10     occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary; and, be it further

2-11           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

2-12     prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Mathews as an expression of high regard

2-13     by the Texas House of Representatives.