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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A golden wedding anniversary marks a lifetime of |
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love and shared experiences, and Bruce and Jennie Motheral of |
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Kerrville celebrated this joyous milestone in their marriage on |
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August 29, 2006; and |
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WHEREAS, R. Bruce Motheral and the former Jennie Sue McLellan |
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met in 1953 while attending a construction materials convention in |
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Austin; they were married in 1956 in a ceremony held at Harris |
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Memorial Chapel at the University Methodist Church in the Capital |
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City; the parents of three children, Bruce, Jim, and the late Kathy |
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Motheral, the pair are the center of a treasured family that today |
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includes their daughters-in-law, Linda and Lynne, as well as |
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grandchildren Megan, Brandon, and Anna and great-grandson Caden; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, After earning a bachelor's degree in civil |
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engineering from UT, Mr. Motheral joined his father's company, |
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Transmix Concrete and Superior Stone Products in Austin, before |
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going on to serve as design engineer for the city's water and |
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wastewater department and as head of Bovay Engineers, Inc. civil |
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engineering department; in 1968, he founded Motheral Industries, an |
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engineering and construction firm in Austin, which became an |
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engineering and construction management firm when it was relocated |
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to Kerrville in 1984; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Motheral devoted 18 years to the students of |
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the Georgetown public schools in her role as a substitute teacher; |
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since 1978, she has worked alongside her husband in the family |
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business; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to their career and family |
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responsibilities, Mr. and Mrs. Motheral have been valued members of |
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Kerrville's Zion Lutheran Church and have shared their time and |
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resources with various boards, clubs, and organizations; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Motheral have enjoyed five decades of |
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abiding love and affection for one another, and they are among an |
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exceptional group of men and women who can claim such a lasting |
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commitment; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Bruce and Jennie Motheral on their |
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50th wedding anniversary and extend to them best wishes for |
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continued happiness together; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Motheral as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |