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78S30317 JH-D

By:  Wise                                                         H.R. No. 100



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The 60th wedding anniversary of two outstanding 
Texans is indeed an occasion worthy of celebration, and this year 
Orville and Dorothy "Jackie" Berry of Weslaco commemorated just 
such a memorable event; and
	WHEREAS, The Berrys were united in matrimony in Oklahoma 
City, Oklahoma, on September 8, 1943, while Mr. Berry was serving in 
the United States Army Air Corps in Fort Worth and his bride was 
working as an aircraft communicator; following Mr. Berry's military 
service, the couple moved to Ames, Iowa, where Mr. Berry earned a 
degree in agronomy from Iowa State University; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Berry was employed by the USDA Soil Conservation 
Service in Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin; he retired in 1978, and 
at that time Mrs. Berry ended her tenure as a school secretary and 
the couple moved to Texas; and
	WHEREAS, Living in Austin for a number of years, Mr. and Mrs. 
Berry remained active as volunteers at the LBJ Library and the Lady 
Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, as Elderhostel co-hosts for The 
University of Texas at Austin, and as ushers at various theaters in 
Austin; the couple are now valued members of the Methodist church in 
Weslaco and residents of John Knox Village; and
	WHEREAS, To celebrate their milestone anniversary, the 
Berrys took a five-day cruise to Cozumel and Calica with their son 
and daughter-in-law, David and Donna, their daughter and 
son-in-law, Jan and Chris, and their two cherished granddaughters, 
Geri and Annette; and
	WHEREAS, For the past six decades, Orville and Jackie Berry 
have enjoyed a relationship built on love, trust, and mutual 
respect, and it is truly a privilege to join in honoring this 
remarkable couple and to pay tribute to their enduring marriage; 
now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Orville and 
Jackie Berry on the occasion of their 60th wedding anniversary and 
extend to them sincere best wishes for continued happiness.