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78S40895 DS-D

By:  Merritt                                                      H.R. No. 201



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Jody and Viola Allen of Longview have marked a 
special milestone in their life together with the joyous 
celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary; and
	WHEREAS, The Allens received the congratulations of family 
and friends at a reception held at the First Church of the Nazarene 
on April 17, 2004; and
	WHEREAS, Jody E. Allen and the former Viola Hatcher, of Ozane 
and Stamps, Arkansas, respectively, were wed at the First Baptist 
Church in Rosston, Arkansas, in 1954; the couple are the proud 
parents of two children and a daughter-in-law, Ronald Allen and his 
wife, Joyce, and Renee Allen Hall; they have also welcomed into 
their close-knit family five grandchildren and two 
great-grandchildren; and
	WHEREAS, A veteran of the U.S. Navy, Mr. Allen worked for 
Kimball Wholesale Grocery in Texarkana and for LeTourneau, Inc., 
and Wellman Industries in Longview; he is now retired from 
Winston's; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Allen became a full-time homemaker with the 
birth of their first child and since then has devoted her time and 
talents to her family and to church work; she was an assistant for 
17 years with the Joy Reflected ministry at First Assembly of God, 
and for the past eight years she has served as director of the 
Ladies Luncheon ministry at First Church of the Nazarene, where she 
and her husband are valued congregants; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Allen is an outdoorsman who enjoys hunting deer 
and elk, and Mrs. Allen takes pleasure in sewing; and
	WHEREAS, The Allens are deeply cherished by their family and 
friends, and their enduring marriage is a continuing source of joy 
and inspiration to all who know them; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby honor Jody and Viola Allen 
on the occasion of their golden 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. Allen as an expression of high regard by 
the Texas House of Representatives.