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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Sumner and Betty Stacy of Mineola celebrated their |
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60th wedding anniversary on November 27, 2006, marking a memorable |
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milestone in their long and happy marriage; and |
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WHEREAS, Though they attended the same high school in Wilson, |
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New York, Mr. Stacy didn't meet the former Betty Burnett until |
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January 1946, when the local volunteer fire department held a |
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square dance; and |
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WHEREAS, Since being joined in matrimony on November of that |
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same year, the couple have been blessed with three children, Roger, |
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Ronald, and Janice, and they have also shared in the joy of |
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welcoming five grandchildren into their family; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Stacy, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, is |
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retired from a notable career as a project manager in the field of |
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structural engineering; he served an 18-year tenure with Laur and |
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Mack Construction Company in Niagara Falls and a seven-year tenure |
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working on the Niagara Power Project with Uhl, Hall and Rich before |
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moving to Hayward, California, where he oversaw the completion of |
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many large flood-control projects, schools, roads, and buildings; |
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in his free time, this respected Mason has enjoyed participation in |
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the Blue Lodge for 65 years; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted wife and mother, Mrs. Stacy has been a |
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nurturing homemaker throughout their marriage; after her children |
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graduated from high school, she attended a technical school to |
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learn data processing and went on to serve as a keypunch operator |
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with Physics International for more than a decade; Mrs. Stacy also |
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started her own business, BJS Lapidary, which incorporates her |
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favorite hobby of collecting and polishing semiprecious stones; and |
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WHEREAS, Active members of their community, the Stacys have |
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participated in the Order of the Eastern Star, The International |
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Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem, and the National Campers and |
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Hikers Association, Inc.; they are also valued congregants of First |
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United Methodist Church in Mineola; and |
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WHEREAS, For six decades, Mr. and Mrs. Stacy have built a |
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strong bond of love, filling each other's lives with many happy |
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times and cherished family memories, and they are among a select and |
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truly exceptional group of men and women who can claim such a |
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lasting 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 honor Sumner and Betty Stacy on their 60th |
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wedding anniversary and extend to them sincere 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. Stacy as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |