H.R. No. 222



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, A 60th wedding anniversary is truly cause for 
celebration, and on June 28, 2003, Austin and Rosa Lee Woods of 
Longview marked this momentous occasion in their marriage with a 
family gathering at the Brushy Creek Campground at Lake O' the 
Pines; and
	WHEREAS, Joined in marriage on July 7, 1943, in Ada, 
Oklahoma,  at Oak Avenue Baptist Church, Mr. Woods and the former 
Rosa Lee Gargis have long enjoyed a warm and rewarding relationship 
based on a solid foundation of mutual love, trust, and respect; they 
are richly blessed with a close-knit family, including children, 
Linda, Jackie, Charles, Carl, Robert, and Jerry Woods, and Betty 
Swanson, and their family has grown to include 24 grandchildren and 
34 great-grandchildren; and
	WHEREAS, Highly regarded residents of their community, the 
couple are valued congregants of New Life Baptist Church; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Woods have shared the trials and 
triumphs of six decades together, and it is most fitting that they 
be honored for their enduring union; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Austin and 
Rosa Lee Woods on the joyous occasion of their 60th 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 Mr. and Mrs. Woods as an expression of high regard by 
the Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                         Merritt

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 222 was adopted by the House on 
October 10, 2003, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House