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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 941

 1-3           WHEREAS, A 50th wedding anniversary is a grand observance

 1-4     worthy of much celebration; and

 1-5           WHEREAS, Esperanza (Hope) Herrera and Raul (Roy) Vasquez

 1-6     were united in holy matrimony by Father Antonio Elsing in the

 1-7     Sacred Heart Church in Corpus Christi, Texas, on June 1, 1947; and

 1-8           WHEREAS, The achievement of this important milestone is the

 1-9     result of the love, devotion, and mutual respect of two outstanding

1-10     individuals; and

1-11           WHEREAS, During his career with the civil service, Mr. Vasquez

1-12     was assigned to the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station and the

1-13     Kingsville Naval Air Station; he has been actively involved in the

1-14     League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Council No. 1; and

1-15           WHEREAS, Raul Vasquez gallantly served his country during

1-16     World War II; for his heroic actions, he received the Purple Heart

1-17     with Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster

1-18     and the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with two Bronze Stars and

1-19     one Bronze Arrowhead; and

1-20           WHEREAS, Mr. Vasquez was also cited for meritorious

1-21     achievement with the 96th Infantry Division and for meritorious

1-22     action during the Leyte campaign; and

1-23           WHEREAS, Hope and Roy Vasquez are devout members of

 2-1     Saint Patrick's Church; Hope was also a member of Hi Fairnesee

 2-2     Club and Delta Club; and

 2-3           WHEREAS, God's grace and blessings have been bestowed in

 2-4     abundance on the devoted couple who will celebrate their golden

 2-5     wedding anniversary surrounded by their family and friends; and

 2-6           WHEREAS, They are the proud parents of Terri, Raul, Jr.,

 2-7     Edward, Martin, Glen, Jerome, Bernard, Gary, Lorene, Edmund, and

 2-8     Marcella, and devoted grandparents to six grandchildren and one

 2-9     great-grandchild; and

2-10           WHEREAS, In recognition of their 50 years together,

2-11     Mr. and Mrs. Vasquez will be honored at a dinner/dance hosted

2-12     by their family on May 31, 1997, at the Omni Bayfront Hotel in

2-13     Corpus Christi; and

2-14           WHEREAS, The enduring union of Mr. and Mrs. Raul G. Vasquez

2-15     is truly an inspiration to all of us; now, therefore, be it

2-16           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

2-17     75th Legislature, hereby join the relatives and friends of

2-18     Mr. and Mrs. Raul Vasquez in extending best wishes to them

2-19     on their golden wedding anniversary; and, be it further

2-20           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for

2-21     the distinguished couple and their children as a memento of this

2-22     special day in their lives.

2-23                                                    Truan

2-24           Armbrister           Galloway            Ogden

2-25           Barrientos           Harris              Patterson

2-26           Bivins               Haywood             Ratliff

2-27           Brown                Lindsay             Shapiro

2-28           Cain                 Lucio               Shapleigh

 3-1           Carona               Luna                Sibley

 3-2           Duncan               Madla               Wentworth

 3-3           Ellis                Moncrief            West

 3-4           Fraser               Nelson              Whitmire

 3-5           Gallegos             Nixon               Zaffirini

 3-6                      Bullock, President of the Senate

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 3-8                                          President of the Senate

 3-9                                       I hereby certify that the above

3-10                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate

3-11                                  on May 30, 1997.

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3-13                                          Secretary of the Senate

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3-15                                            Dean of the Senate