R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, March 9, 2001, marks a golden milestone for Clyde
1-2 Ennis and Melba Ruth Adams of Newton, as on that day they celebrate
1-3 their 50th wedding anniversary; and
1-4 WHEREAS, Mr. Adams attended Newton High School, graduated
1-5 from The University of Texas at Austin in 1949, and served his
1-6 country in the U.S. Navy for two years; Mrs. Adams also attended
1-7 Newton High School, and after studying at Business College in
1-8 Beaumont, she worked as a clerk at the Newton County Courthouse;
1-9 and
1-10 WHEREAS, This joyous couple were united in matrimony on March
1-11 9, 1951, two weeks after Mr. Adams proposed through the courthouse
1-12 window where the future Mrs. Adams was employed; he went on to work
1-13 in the oil business, cofounding the Campbell Oil Company, and she
1-14 became a full-time homemaker; and
1-15 WHEREAS, These loving Texans have shared an enduring union
1-16 that has been blessed with six children, and they have proudly
1-17 watched as their extended family has grown to include 12
1-18 grandchildren; and
1-19 WHEREAS, For half a century, Mr. and Mrs. Adams have filled
1-20 each other's lives with love, cherished family memories, and many
1-21 happy times, and it is indeed a privilege to honor them on this
1-22 momentous occasion; now, therefore, be it
1-23 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
1-24 Legislature hereby congratulate Clyde and Melba Adams on the
2-1 occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary and extend to them best
2-2 wishes for the future; and, be it further
2-3 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-4 prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Adams as an expression of high regard by
2-5 the Texas House of Representatives.
Lewis of Orange
Laney Goodman Merritt
Alexander Goolsby Miller
Allen Gray Moreno of Harris
Averitt Green Moreno of El Paso
Bailey Grusendorf Morrison
Berman Gutierrez Mowery
Bonnen Haggerty Naishtat
Bosse Hamric Najera
Brimer Hardcastle Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hawley Oliveira
Burnam Heflin Olivo
Callegari Hilbert Pickett
Capelo Hilderbran Pitts
Carter Hill Puente
Chavez Hinojosa Ramsay
Chisum Hochberg Rangel
Christian Hodge Raymond
Clark Homer Reyna of Bexar
Coleman Hope Reyna of Dallas
Cook Hopson Ritter
Corte Howard Sadler
Counts Hunter Salinas
Crabb Hupp Seaman
Craddick Isett Shields
Crownover Janek Smith
Danburg Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Davis of Harris Jones of Bexar Solis
Davis of Dallas Jones of Dallas Solomons
Delisi Junell Swinford
Denny Keel Talton
Deshotel Keffer Telford
Driver King of Parker Thompson
Dukes King of Uvalde Tillery
Dunnam Kitchen Truitt
Dutton Kolkhorst Turner of Coleman
Edwards Krusee Turner of Harris
Ehrhardt Kuempel Uher
Eiland Lewis of Tarrant Uresti
Elkins Lewis of Orange Villarreal
Ellis Longoria Walker
Farabee Luna West
Farrar McCall Williams
Flores McClendon Wilson
Gallego McReynolds Wise
Garcia Madden Wohlgemuth
George Marchant Wolens
Geren Martinez Fischer Woolley
Giddings Maxey Yarbrough
Glaze Menendez Zbranek
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 448 was adopted by the House on March
6, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House