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79R10705 MW-D
By: Kolkhorst H.R. No. 949
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Andrew and Ila Martinez of Huntsville are
celebrating a special milestone in their lives on May 27, 2005, for
that date marks the joyous occasion of their golden wedding
anniversary; and
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Martinez met in October 1954 and were
married the following spring on May 27, 1955; their enduring union
has been blessed with three children, Debbie, Andrea, and Russell,
and they have also shared in the joy of welcoming a beloved
granddaughter, Angela, into their close-knit family; and
WHEREAS, Valued members of the Huntsville community for much
of their marriage, Mr. Martinez owned his own business, Martinez
Tire and Supply, served on the Huntsville City Council in the early
1970s, and later became active in the insurance industry, while
Mrs. Martinez worked in the family restaurant and nurtured the
children throughout their younger years; and
WHEREAS, Together, Mr. and Mrs. Martinez have played an
active role in Republican politics since 1988; Mr. Martinez served
the party as Republican county chair from 1996 to 2000, and Mrs.
Martinez has served as an officer at every level of the Walker
County Republican Women's Club, including as the group's president
from 1998 to 2000; and
WHEREAS, Congregants of Second Baptist Church, Mr. and Mrs.
Martinez continue to serve their community in a variety of ways; Mr.
Martinez, an ordained Baptist minister, has remained active in the
Shriners and the Lions Club and is a trustee of the Gulf Coast
Trades Center and a member of the Trinity River Authority; Mrs.
Martinez belongs to a local chapter of the Red Hat Society and
volunteers for the HEARTS Veterans Museum; and
WHEREAS, For half a century, Andrew and Ila Martinez have
provided a good life for their family, given back to the community,
and cherished their bond of love, and it is a privilege to honor
them for all that they have accomplished during their years of
marriage; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Andrew and Ila Martinez on the
memorable 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. Martinez as an expression of high regard
by the Texas House of Representatives.