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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, March 5, 2007, marks a very special day in the life |
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of Ellen Marie Aycock of Killeen, and we join her many friends in |
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honoring her on her 60th birthday; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of the Lone Star State, the former Marie |
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McKamie was born on her family's farm, where she grew up picking |
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corn and cotton; while attending the local high school, she fell in |
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love with Jimmie Don Aycock, and the sweethearts were married in |
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1967; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Aycock was a devoted homemaker for many years, |
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and her children, Jimmie and Michelle, benefited from her |
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nurturing, insight, and wisdom; today, she is also a doting |
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grandmother to Taylor and Madison Aycock and Casper and Casey |
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Smith, and she supports her husband in his work representing the |
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constituents of District 54 in the Texas House; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to her role as wife and mother, Mrs. |
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Aycock has owned a successful store and served as a bookkeeper in |
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her husband's veterinary clinic; a valued member of First Baptist |
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Church of Killeen and the Killeen Wednesday Review Club, she enjoys |
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many interests, including nature photography and quilting; above |
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all, she is devoted to her faith and to her family and friends; and |
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WHEREAS, With her warm and generous spirit, Marie Aycock |
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enriches the lives of all who know her, and she contributes greatly |
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to her family and community through her many purposeful endeavors; |
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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 Ellen Marie Aycock on the joyous |
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occasion of her 60th birthday and extend to her best wishes for |
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continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Aycock as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |