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79S10956 MDM-D

By:  Craddick                                                     H.R. No. 268



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, June 28, 2005, marked the 50th wedding anniversary 
of Carl and Alice Williams of Midland, and the couple celebrated 
this special occasion as the guests of honor at a reception hosted 
by their children at St. Luke's United Methodist Church on June 25; 
and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Williams and the former Alice Crockett were 
joined in matrimony on June 28, 1955, at the First Methodist Church 
in Spur; they have since nurtured a warm and fulfilling 
relationship that has brought them much happiness and a close-knit 
family that includes their children, Michael T. Williams and Renee 
W. Lawrence, and four grandchildren; and
	WHEREAS, Currently employed as the office manager for 
Fitz-Co. Sound, Inc., Mrs. Williams has previously worked for an 
Alpine cotton gin and butane company, Big Bend Telephone Company, 
and a Midland land development company, and as traffic manager for 
KNAM-KNFM during her career; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Williams is a genealogist for the Midland County 
Public Library who has also enjoyed a rich and diverse career in 
which he has been employed as a teacher and coach in Socorro, as a 
deputy sheriff in El Paso County, as the sheriff of Brewster County, 
and as an employee of the Texas Department of Public Safety; 
moreover, he was the owner of Marc Photography and worked in field 
services with the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer 
Standards and Education; and
	WHEREAS, For 35 years Mr. and Mrs. Williams have made their 
home in Midland, where they are congregants of St. Luke's United 
Methodist Church; active in the community, Mrs. Williams is a 
member of Beta Sigma Phi and Phi Mu, while Mr. Williams, a retired 
colonel with the Texas State Guard, enjoys membership with the Sons 
of Confederate Veterans and participates in a number of law 
enforcement and photography associations; and
	WHEREAS, Together, Carl and Alice Williams have shared the 
blessings and challenges of marriage and parenthood, and they 
remain a source of inspiration and joy to their loved ones; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Carl and Alice 
Williams on 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. Williams as an expression of high regard 
by the Texas House of Representatives.