79S30240 MW-D

By:  Craddick                                                     H.R. No. 96 



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, In the year 2005, Jack and Marline Byrd celebrated 
their golden wedding anniversary with family and friends at a 
reception hosted by their children and grandchildren at the Midland 
Country Club; and
	WHEREAS, United in matrimony on August 26, 1955, in San 
Angelo, the Byrds have since been blessed with a loving family that 
includes their three children and their spouses, Jeff and Billie 
Byrd, Greg and Patricia Byrd, and Shari Byrd, and their 
grandchildren, Josh, Amy, Jared, Morgan, Heather, and Victoria 
Byrd; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Byrd lived in Tacoma, Washington, 
before returning to Texas and settling in Midland in 1975; Mr. Byrd 
has been active in the oil and gas business since 1956, running Byrd 
Operating Company and its predecessor, Lacy & Byrd, Inc., since 
1979; Mrs. Byrd is a career homemaker and both she and her husband 
are members of First Baptist Church of Midland; and
	WHEREAS, For half a century, Mr. and Mrs. Byrd have built a 
strong bond of love, while filling each other's lives with many 
happy times and cherished family memories, and their enduring 
marriage remains a source of inspiration to their family and 
friends; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Jack and 
Marline Byrd on their 50th wedding anniversary and extend to them 
best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Byrd as an expression of high regard by 
the Texas House of Representatives.