By Green H.R. No. 1018 77R15242 MDM-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Carolyn Jean Taplin of Richmond is celebrating her 1-2 50th birthday this year, and the occasion provides a fitting 1-3 opportunity to reflect on her myriad achievements; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Born on May 16, 1951, in Georgetown, to Georgia 1-5 Violet Cauffman McDonald and William Elmer McDonald, she moved to 1-6 Freer with her family as a young child and was raised with two 1-7 sisters, Oma and Shirley; and 1-8 WHEREAS, Today Mrs. Taplin is married with a family of her 1-9 own, including her husband, Harry Albert Taplin, Jr., and her 1-10 daughters and son-in-law, Tara Taplin and Angela and Dan Tilly; she 1-11 also enjoys close ties with her niece, Jamie, and seven nephews, 1-12 Rick, Brad, Lynn, Robert, Jimmy, Mike, and Jeff, to whom she is 1-13 known as Aunt Lunnie; and 1-14 WHEREAS, Since 1985, Mrs. Taplin has assisted her husband in 1-15 his civil engineering and surveying company, Taplin Engineering, 1-16 while serving her household as cook, housekeeper, chauffeur, 1-17 counselor, mediator, and teacher; an exemplary role model, she has 1-18 never been convicted of any crime, although theft of salt and 1-19 pepper shakers has on occasion been alleged; and 1-20 WHEREAS, A woman of strong faith, Mrs. Taplin founded Moms in 1-21 Touch, a group of mothers who meet each week to pray for their 1-22 children; in addition, in her capacity as women's mission director 1-23 for Grand Parkway Baptist Church, she shares her time and energy to 1-24 assist area women's shelters, helping to organize Easter egg hunts 2-1 and coordinating the Angel Tree project, which provided 670 meals 2-2 and gifts for families involved with Protective Services in 2000; 2-3 and 2-4 WHEREAS, Despite her busy schedule, Mrs. Taplin occasionally 2-5 manages to find time to hone her skills as an avid tennis player, 2-6 and she won her last match this spring in a nail-biting tiebreaker; 2-7 and 2-8 WHEREAS, Carolyn Taplin has long dedicated herself to her 2-9 family, her church, and her community, and in doing so, she has 2-10 touched the lives of many people; now, therefore, be it 2-11 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-12 Legislature hereby congratulate Carolyn Jean Taplin on the joyous 2-13 occasion of her 50th birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes 2-14 for continued success and happiness; and, be it further 2-15 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-16 prepared for Mrs. Taplin as an expression of high regard by the 2-17 Texas House of Representatives.