H.C.R. No. 163



HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, Charles and Margaret Semple of Midland are 
celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary on July 31, 2005, and 
this happy occasion certainly merits special recognition; and
	WHEREAS, The devoted couple met while attending Texas 
Christian University in Fort Worth, where they both majored in 
business; after an engagement party in the three-month-old 
Astrodome, they were married at Trinity Lutheran Church in Houston 
on July 31, 1965; they lived briefly in New York and Houston before 
settling in Midland, where their sons, Chas and Brian, were born; 
and
	WHEREAS, The former Margaret Wunsch was born on August 14, 
1943, in Galesburg, Illinois, and moved with her family to Houston 
in the mid-1940s; she is an avid reader who has sold real estate and 
taught elementary school, and she has such diverse interests as 
photography, quilting, bird-watching, needlepoint, genealogy, and 
Ebay; she has dedicated countless volunteer hours to the Junior 
League of Midland, First Baptist Church, and Midland Hospice Care; 
and
	WHEREAS, Born on October 25, 1940, in Caddo, Oklahoma, 
Charles Odell Semple grew up in the Helmerich & Payne and 
Halliburton oilfield camps in West Texas and Southeast New Mexico; 
he has been a stockbroker, a land-man, and an investor in the oil 
and gas industry; he spends his free time fishing, hunting, and 
restoring vintage cars, including his prize Stutz; his shop is a 
gathering place for Monday Night Football, where the score takes a 
backseat to the camaraderie, but his favorite pastime just may be 
cooking with his friends as part of the infamous Goat Mobile Gang; 
and
	WHEREAS, Charlie and Margaret Semple have shared four decades 
of love and affection for each other, enjoying many special moments 
with their loved ones, and their enduring union remains an 
inspiration to all those who have shared in its joy; now, therefore, 
be it
	RESOLVED, That the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas 
hereby congratulate Charles and Margaret Semple on the occasion of 
their 40th 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. Semple as an expression of high regard by 
the Texas House of Representatives and Senate.

                                                                        Craddick




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   President of the Senate                               Speaker of the House      

	I certify that H.C.R. No. 163 was adopted by the House on May 
13, 2005, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House   

	I certify that H.C.R. No. 163 was adopted by the Senate on May 
16, 2005, by a viva-voce vote.

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                                                      Secretary of the Senate   



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              Governor