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78S20234 MDM-D

By:  Branch                                                       H.R. No. 80 



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, A golden wedding anniversary is truly cause for a 
celebration, and on August 4, 2003, Dr. Charles Leon Branch and Mrs. 
Sylvia Lee Boswell Branch of San Antonio marked this momentous 
milestone in their marriage; and
	WHEREAS, The couple met in Nashville, Tennessee, while Dr. 
Branch, a native of Jackson, Tennessee, was a student at Vanderbilt 
University Medical School and the former Sylvia Lee Boswell was 
enrolled at Peabody College; they were married on August 4, 1953, in 
the bride's hometown of Lakeland, Florida; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. and Mrs. Branch have exemplified the qualities 
of leadership and outstanding citizenship for their five children 
and 18 grandchildren, whom they have inspired to achieve success, 
and return service to many, in their respective fields of endeavor; 
their children and extended family include four sons, Charles L. 
Branch, Jr., M.D., chief of neurosurgery at Wake Forest University 
Baptist Memorial Hospital, and his wife, Lesa W. Branch, of 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and their five children, Byron, 
Daniel, Leslie, Courtney, and Emily Branch; Warren B. Branch, 
D.D.S., past president of the San Antonio Dental Society, of San 
Antonio; Daniel H. Branch, Esq., a member of the Texas House of 
Representatives and shareholder of Winstead Sechrest Minick P.C., 
and his wife, Stacey S. Branch, of Dallas, and their five children, 
Daniel, Spencer, Catherine, Charles, and Sarah Branch; and Alfred 
C. Branch, executive vice president of Oklahoma Christian 
University, and his wife, Judy L. Branch, of Oklahoma City, 
Oklahoma, and their two children, Meagan and Lee Branch; and one 
daughter, Cynthia Lee Branch Adams, and her husband, Donald F. 
Adams, M.D., a prominent San Antonio ophthalmologist, of New 
Braunfels, and their six children, Henson, Alexandra, Samantha, 
Harrison, Henry, and Sarah Adams; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Branch began her undergraduate education at 
Florida Christian College, known today as Florida College, and she 
went on to graduate from Peabody College, known today as a part of 
Vanderbilt University; throughout her marriage, she has placed her 
family at the top of her priority list as a dedicated homemaker, 
while also becoming a respected civic leader and community 
volunteer; a tireless helper at her children's schools, she served 
as president of the PTA at Serna Elementary School, John Nance 
Garner Middle School, and Douglas MacArthur High School in San 
Antonio's Northeast ISD and has served the greater community as 
well as president of the Bexar County Medical Society Auxiliary; 
and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Branch attended Lipscomb College, known today as 
Lipscomb University, and graduated from Vanderbilt University and 
its medical school; he completed a neurosurgical residency at the 
University of Chicago, received a fellowship to Montreal's McGill 
University, and began his practice in neurosurgery at the Montreal 
Neurological Institute under the service of Dr. Wilder Penfield, 
one of North America's leading neurosurgeons at that time; Dr. 
Branch was a clinical professor at McGill University and at The 
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, is widely 
published on a host of neurological and neurosurgical topics, and 
has further distinguished himself as president of the Harvey 
Cushing Society and the Society of University Neurosurgeons, and as 
vice chair of the board of trustees of Oklahoma Christian 
University; and
	WHEREAS, Throughout a half-century of marriage, the Branches 
have made their home in Chicago, Illinois; Montreal, Quebec, 
Canada; and San Antonio, where they remain valued members of the 
community; the couple are active members of the MacArthur Park 
Church of Christ, where Dr. Branch is an elder, teacher, and medical 
missionary, and Mrs. Branch is a longtime children's teacher; in 
addition, she is an active board member of The Christian Chronicle
newspaper, and he is a founder and general partner of the Branch 
Ranch holdings in Geronimo; and
	WHEREAS, Together, Dr. and Mrs. Branch have shared the trials 
and triumphs of five decades, and it is a pleasure to join in 
honoring their enduring union; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Dr. Charles L. 
Branch and Mrs. Sylvia L. Boswell Branch on the joyous occasion of 
their 50th wedding anniversary and extend to them sincere best 
wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Dr. and Mrs. Branch as an expression of high regard by 
the Texas House of Representatives.