H.R. No. 166







R E S O L U T I O N

	WHEREAS, Dwayne and Jean Ann Patterson of Greenville marked a 

significant milestone in their lives on July 27, 2005, when they 

commemorated their golden wedding anniversary, and they recently 

celebrated the happy occasion with a reception hosted by their 

children and their spouses at Wesley United Methodist Church; and

	WHEREAS, United in matrimony in 1955 at Dixon Baptist Church, 

Mr. Patterson and the former Jean Ann Baumgardner have built an 

enduring union that has been blessed with three daughters and 

sons-in-law, Debbie and Gary Bellotte, Brenda and Monty Fitzgerald, 

and Patty and Kevin Jenkins; moreover, they have shared in the joy 

of welcoming into their family nine grandchildren, five 

stepgrandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and seven 

step-great-grandchildren; and

	WHEREAS, The couple are the owners of Patterson Piano and 

Organ Co. and attend Peniel Baptist Church, where Mr. Patterson 

serves as music director and deacon; he also is the past president 

of the Greenville Lions Club and a member of the Hunt County Fair 

board; and

	WHEREAS, For more than half a century, Mr. and Mrs. Patterson 

have nurtured a strong bond of love and mutual respect, filling each 

other's lives with many happy times and cherished memories, and it 

is a pleasure to honor them at this time; now, therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 

Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Dwayne and 

Jean Ann Patterson on the joyous occasion of their 50th wedding 

anniversary and extend to them warmest best wishes for continued 

happiness; and, be it further

	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 

prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Patterson as an expression of high regard 

by the Texas House of Representatives.



                                                                           Flynn



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                                                       Speaker of the House     



	I certify that H.R. No. 166 was adopted by the House on August 

8, 2005, by a non-record vote.



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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House