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