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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 87
WHEREAS, Ray and Barbara Ingram will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on April 30, 2006, when they will be honored by the members of their family and large extended family; and WHEREAS, The young couple first met Friday evening, April 25, 1952, at a Sunday school class picnic at Dallas' Lake Cliff Park, where Air Force Airman 2nd Class Ray was waiting to borrow the car of his mother, Myrtle Ingram, who was the teacher for Barbara's church class; and WHEREAS, Ray and Barbara Ingram tied the knot almost exactly four years later on April 20, 1956, at the First Baptist Church of Oak Cliff; and WHEREAS, Barbara Ingram retired in 1987 as a bookkeeper for communications industries after 25 years of service; and WHEREAS, Ray Ingram retired in 1987 after 30 years of employment with Safeway Stores, where he served in the position of store manager for six years; and WHEREAS, Ray and Barbara Ingram have both lived in Dallas County for well over 50 years; and WHEREAS, Ray and Barbara Ingram take justifiable pride in their family, which includes their sons, Ray Ingram, Jr., and Leonard Ingram, their daughter, Larissa Ingram, their eleven grandchildren, Michael Ingram, Jana Rodgers, Jennifer Riley, the late Adam Riley, Jennifer Ingram, Allison Ingram, Nicholas Fuller, Morgan Fuller, Brittany Fuller, Danny Ingram, and Meagan Doss, and their great-grandson, Bradley Rodgers; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 79th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Ray and Barbara Ingram on their 50th wedding anniversary and extend to them best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Ingram as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. Lindsay ________________________________ President of the Senate I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on April 27, 2006. ________________________________ Secretary of the Senate ________________________________ Member, Texas Senate