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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A 50th wedding anniversary is a landmark event in |
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the marriage of a couple, and Mayor Okey Lucas and Patsy Lucas of |
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Van Horn marked this joyous occasion on February 2, 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, Okey Lucas and the former Patsy Collins met at the |
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Rosebud Festival in Denton while she was a student at Texas Woman's |
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University and he was stationed at Perrin Air Force Base in Sherman; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Joined in marriage in the community of Barstow, Mr. |
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and Mrs. Lucas settled in Van Horn, where he has ably served area |
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citizens as mayor since 1984 and Mrs. Lucas is retired from her |
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tenure as a bookkeeper at Van Horn State Bank; the pair are |
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extremely proud of their family, which includes their children, |
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Rebecca Lynn Brewster, Stephen Dwayne Lucas, Deanna Proctor, and |
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Sabra Kay Laviers, as well as their seven grandchildren and six |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Mayor and Mrs. Lucas have enriched each other's |
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lives and the lives of their loved ones through their commitment to |
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one another and their family, and they may indeed reflect with joy |
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on their memorable journey together as husband and wife; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Mayor Okey Lucas and Patsy Lucas on |
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their golden wedding anniversary and extend to them sincere best |
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wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mayor and Mrs. Lucas as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |