By Callegari                                           H.R. No. 982
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                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, Jerry and Ann Hays of Henderson will observe their
 1-2     50th wedding anniversary this year, and they are being honored by
 1-3     their family and friends at a special celebration on May 6, 2001;
 1-4     and
 1-5           WHEREAS, High school sweethearts, the pair were wed on July
 1-6     20, 1951, and far too soon Mr. Hays departed for Korea to serve his
 1-7     country while his bride remained in their hometown and finished her
 1-8     studies at Henderson High School; and
 1-9           WHEREAS, After completing his military service, Mr. Hays
1-10     returned home and, following the couple's move to Katy, he accepted
1-11     a position with Humble Oil Company; and
1-12           WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Hays were blessed with two children,
1-13     Donald and Cynthia, during their years in Katy, and they eventually
1-14     settled in Northwest Houston, where Mr. Hays resigned from Humble
1-15     Oil and began a new career after gaining experience in the public
1-16     water industry; and
1-17           WHEREAS, Adding to their happy family, they became the proud
1-18     parents of another daughter, Leesa Fay, in 1965, and five years
1-19     later they realized another dream when they incorporated a business
1-20     under the name of Hays Utility Service Corporation; and
1-21           WHEREAS, In less than a year, Mr. and Mrs. Hays moved to
1-22     Spring where they opened a new office and soon made a name for
1-23     themselves among the land development community as a service
1-24     company that rivaled all others; and
 2-1           WHEREAS, Through the years, the business has continued to
 2-2     prosper with the opening of a permanent office and shop facility at
 2-3     its present location in Spring as well as an office in the
 2-4     Conroe-Montgomery area, and Mr. and Mrs. Hays have also experienced
 2-5     the joy of watching their children marry and join in the family
 2-6     business; and
 2-7           WHEREAS, Now retired to the community where their courtship
 2-8     began, Jerry and Ann Hays live on the family farm where Jerry was
 2-9     born; in reflecting on their marriage, they take great pride in
2-10     their close-knit family, as well as having founded the state's
2-11     largest privately held utility operations company which they built
2-12     together as partners; now, therefore, be it
2-13           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-14     Legislature hereby honor Jerry and Ann Hays on the joyous occasion
2-15     of their 50th wedding anniversary and congratulate them on their
2-16     many blessings; and, be it further
2-17           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-18     prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Hays as an expression of high regard by
2-19     the Texas House of Representatives.