R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The wedding anniversary of two outstanding Texans
 1-2     who have remained devoted to one another for 50 memorable years is
 1-3     indeed an occasion worthy of special recognition; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, Lazaro and Rosa Olivarez will celebrate their golden
 1-5     wedding anniversary on January 30, 1999, with family and friends at
 1-6     a reception to be held at the newly and lavishly remodeled Villa de
 1-7     Cortez, where Mr. Olivarez worked as an elevator operator nearly 60
 1-8     years ago; and
 1-9           WHEREAS, This devoted couple married on January 31, 1949, in
1-10     the St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Weslaco, and through the
1-11     years they have shared an enduring relationship based on love and
1-12     respect for each other; and
1-13           WHEREAS, The Olivarezes owned a lumber yard for 35 years;
1-14     Mr. Olivarez has also worked in real estate and is a former member
1-15     of LULAC and the Catholic War Veterans, while Mrs. Olivarez is a
1-16     career homemaker who has been a wonderful companion to her husband
1-17     and a caring mother to the couple's children; and
1-18           WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Olivarez have been blessed with a large
1-19     family, which includes their sons, Lazaro "Larry" Olivarez, Jr.,
1-20     and his wife, Fela, and Joe Olivarez and Martin Olivarez; their
1-21     daughters, Minerva O. Reese, and her husband, Bob, and Sylvia O.
1-22     Villarreal, and her husband, Raymond; and their four grandchildren,
1-23     Lazaro Olivarez III, Lazaro William Reese, Robert Cole Reese, and
1-24     Jade Rose Villarreal; and
 2-1           WHEREAS, After half a century of companionship, Mr. and
 2-2     Mrs. Olivarez still cherish their time together and enjoy attending
 2-3     mass at St. Martin Catholic Church; their remarkable marriage has
 2-4     produced a fine family and many joyous memories, and it is fitting
 2-5     that they be honored at this time; now, therefore, be it
 2-6           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
 2-7     Legislature hereby congratulate Lazaro and Rosa Olivarez on the
 2-8     occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary and extend to them
 2-9     sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness in the
2-10     years to come; and, be it further
2-11           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-12     prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Olivarez as an expression of high regard
2-13     by the Texas House of Representatives.
                                                                        Wise
         Laney                   Glaze                    Moreno of El Paso
         Alexander               Goodman                  Morrison
         Allen                   Goolsby                  Mowery
         Alvarado                Gray                     Naishtat
         Averitt                 Green                    Najera
         Bailey                  Greenberg                Nixon
         Berman                  Grusendorf               Noriega
         Bonnen                  Gutierrez                Oliveira
         Bosse                   Haggerty                 Olivo
         Brimer                  Hamric                   Palmer
         Brown of Kaufman        Hardcastle               Pickett
         Brown of Brazos         Hartnett                 Pitts
         Burnam                  Hawley                   Puente
         Capelo                  Heflin                   Ramsay
         Carter                  Hilbert                  Rangel
         Chavez                  Hilderbran               Reyna of Bexar
         Chisum                  Hill                     Reyna of Dallas
         Christian               Hinojosa                 Ritter
         Clark                   Hochberg                 Sadler
         Coleman                 Hodge                    Salinas
         Cook                    Homer                    Seaman
         Corte                   Hope                     Shields
         Counts                  Howard                   Siebert
         Crabb                   Hunter                   Smith
         Craddick                Hupp                     Smithee
         Crownover               Isett                    Solis of Cameron
         Cuellar                 Janek                    Solis of Bexar
         Culberson               Jones of Brazos          Solomons
         Danburg                 Jones of Lubbock         Staples
         Davis of Harris         Jones of Dallas          Swinford
         Davis of Dallas         Junell                   Talton
         Delisi                  Keel                     Telford
         Denny                   Keffer                   Thompson
         Deshotel                King of Parker           Tillery
         Driver                  King of Uvalde           Truitt
         Dukes                   Krusee                   Turner of Coleman
         Dunnam                  Kuempel                  Turner of Harris
         Dutton                  Lengefeld                Uher
         Edwards                 Lewis of Tarrant         Uresti
         Ehrhardt                Lewis of Orange          Van de Putte
         Eiland                  Longoria                 Walker
         Elkins                  Luna                     West
         Ellis                   McCall                   Williams
         Farabee                 McClendon                Wilson
         Farrar                  McReynolds               Wise
         Flores                  Madden                   Wohlgemuth
         Gallego                 Marchant                 Wolens
         Garcia                  Maxey                    Woolley
         George                  Merritt                  Yarbrough
         Giddings                Moreno of Harris         Zbranek
                                             _______________________________
                                                   Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.R. No. 72 was adopted by the House on
         January 27, 1999, by a non-record vote.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Chief Clerk of the House