H.R. No. 690



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Charles R. Perry and Nancy Jo Perry of Odessa are 
marking a significant milestone in their marriage with the 
celebration of their golden wedding anniversary on April 9, 2005; 
and
	WHEREAS, Joined in matrimony at Clark Memorial 
Congregational Church in South St. Paul, Minnesota, the Perrys 
first met while he was serving his country in the U.S. Army and she 
was working as a nurse at Colorado General Hospital in Denver; and
	WHEREAS, Over the course of the past five decades, they have 
enjoyed a happy and fulfilling relationship that serves as an 
inspiration to their family, which includes their daughters, 
Elizabeth Ann Sewell and her husband, Richard, and Nancy Marie 
McCutcheon and her husband, C. C. "Sonny" McCutcheon, their son, 
Charles Thomas Perry, and his wife, Ruth, and their seven beloved 
grandchildren; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Perry is a graduate of Bethesda Hospital School 
of Nursing, while Mr. Perry received his bachelor of science degree 
in chemical engineering from the University of Oklahoma; they have 
been respected residents of Odessa since 1956, when Mr. Perry 
accepted a position there with Sivalls, Inc.; and
	WHEREAS, In 1967, the couple founded Perry Gas Companies, 
Inc., which grew to become the largest independent gas processing 
and transmission company in the U.S. and later merged with Parker 
Drilling Co.; despite the demands of running their own business, 
Mr. and Mrs. Perry have made time to serve their community through 
their involvement in a host of worthy local organizations; and
	WHEREAS, Together, the Perrys have shared the trials and 
triumphs of half a century, and their commitment to each other 
gladdens the hearts of their family and many friends; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate Charles R. Perry and Nancy Jo Perry 
on 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. Perry as an expression of high regard by 
the Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                            West

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 690 was adopted by the House on March 
29, 2005, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House