SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 729

	WHEREAS, When they were married many years ago,
Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Abdalla, Jr., placed great faith and trust 
in the future, and they have been amply rewarded, as they are 
celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on May 14; and

	WHEREAS, Abraham Abdalla, Jr., was born on April 3, 1928, 
in DeQuincy, Louisiana; after the death of his father and the 
remarriage of his mother three years later, his family moved to 
Houston; he graduated from Jefferson Davis High School and served 
in the United States Marine Corps before attending the University 
of Houston, where he earned a mechanical engineering degree; and

	WHEREAS, Connie Murphey was born on September 19, 1932, in 
Monroe, Louisiana, and moved with her family to Beeville, then to 
Carthage, where she graduated from high school; she earned a 
degree in foods and nutrition and institutional management from 
Texas State College for Women and moved to Houston to complete a 
dietetic internship at the Veterans Administration Medical 
Center; and

	WHEREAS, The couple met through friends in 1954 and married 
in Houston in the chapel at the Veterans Administration Hospital; 
they have both had successful careers; Abraham worked for a 
number of companies and retired after a 25-year career with Texas 
Instruments, Incorporated, where he was a design engineer; and

	WHEREAS, After raising her family, Connie returned to
work as a registered dietitian for Heights Hospital, where she 
worked for nine years; she then worked in clinical nutrition for
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center for 17 
years; and

	WHEREAS, After retiring, Abraham spent time as a real 
estate investor; he is an accomplished marksman and enjoys 
fishing and hunting; Connie is active in her community and her 
church and enjoys cooking and sewing; and

	WHEREAS, The world has changed considerably during the 
years of their marriage, yet Mr. and Mrs. Abdalla have cherished 
traditional family and moral values; they have raised three 
children, who with their families are a source of much pride and 
joy; the families enjoyed vacationing together in Colorado, 
where they built a cabin; they later built a second cabin in 
Leona; and

	WHEREAS, Abraham and Connie instilled in their children a 
love for the outdoors and a genuine respect for their country and 
other people; the long and happy union of this distinguished 
couple is truly an inspiration to all who know them; now, 
therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
79th Legislature, hereby extend sincere congratulations to
Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Abdalla, Jr., on their golden wedding 
anniversary with best wishes for many years of continued 
happiness; and, be it further

	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 
this distinguished couple as a memento of this grand occasion.
                                                                           Ellis




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    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on May 2, 2005.



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    Secretary of the Senate



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     Member, Texas Senate