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                                                                  H.R. No. 278



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, A golden wedding anniversary is truly cause for 
celebration, and on September 7, 2003, Robert and Melba Sills of 
Quitman marked this significant event in their lives with a family 
dinner; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Sills and his bride, the former Melba Barber, 
were married on September 7, 1953, with the Reverend N. N. Marshall 
officiating at the ceremony held at the Willow Springs Baptist 
Church near Edgewood; their enduring union has served as an 
inspiration to their loved ones and has been the source of much 
happiness and contentment for these two devoted individuals; and
	WHEREAS, The heart of a cherished family, they take great 
delight in their two daughters, Amy Kay Hunter and Beth Ruth Doty, 
three grandchildren, and one great-grandchild; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Sills graduated from Edgewood High School and 
attended East Texas State University in Commerce and TWU 
Institutional Foods in Denton; she was employed as hostess with the 
First Baptist Church of Arlington and with the First Baptist Church 
of Sherman until her retirement in 1988; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Sills was born in Tennessee and attended high 
school in Hazel, Kentucky; stationed at Carswell Air Base in Fort 
Worth during his service in the U.S. Air Force, he retired from a 
career with Texas Instruments in 1990; and
	WHEREAS, Together, this devoted couple have nurtured a strong 
bond of love and filled each other's lives with great joy, and it is 
a privilege to honor them at this time; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Robert and 
Melba Sills of Quitman 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 Mr. and Mrs. Sills as an expression of high regard by 
the Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                          Hughes

                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 278 was adopted by the House on 
October 8, 2003, by a non-record vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House