R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, A 50th wedding anniversary is truly cause for a 1-2 celebration, and on March 24, 2001, Marvin and Patricia Sanders of 1-3 Ransom Canyon will observe one such significant milestone in their 1-4 life together; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Joined in marriage on March 24, 1951, at the First 1-6 United Methodist Church in Anson, Mr. Sanders and the former 1-7 Patricia Christine Akers enjoy a fulfilling relationship based on a 1-8 solid foundation of mutual love, trust, and respect that has been 1-9 an inspiration to their family and many friends; and 1-10 WHEREAS, The couple are blessed with three children, Michael 1-11 Lee Sanders, James Kirk Sanders, and Christine Sanders Petty, and 1-12 through the years they have experienced the joys of grandparenting 1-13 with the addition of four beloved grandchildren to their close-knit 1-14 family; and 1-15 WHEREAS, For five decades, Mr. and Mrs. Sanders have shared 1-16 many happy times and cherished family memories; their commitment to 1-17 each other is a source of great pride to their loved ones, and it 1-18 is indeed appropriate that they be honored at this time; now, 1-19 therefore, be it 1-20 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 1-21 Legislature hereby congratulate Marvin and Patricia Sanders on the 1-22 memorable occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary and extend to 1-23 them sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it 1-24 further 2-1 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-2 prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Sanders as an expression of high regard 2-3 by the Texas House of Representatives. Jones of Lubbock 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 _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 592 was adopted by the House on March 21, 2001, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House