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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Sharing a deep bond of love that has spanned five |
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decades, Waymon and Betty Hall of Granbury are celebrating their |
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50th wedding anniversary on March 21, 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, Robert Waymon Hall met the former Betty Lou Harwell |
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in Rio Vista in 1956, while she was working at her father's snack |
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bar, and they married six months later; over the years, they have |
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nurtured a close and fulfilling marriage that has been made even |
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richer with the addition of five children, Vickie, Mike, Gary, Rob, |
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and Todd, and eight grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Hired by the Santa Fe Railway in 1956, Mr. Hall |
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worked for many years in the Cleburne area and in Kansas City before |
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retiring in 2000; at that time, the Halls chose to return to Texas |
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and make it their permanent home; and |
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WHEREAS, The couple enjoy spending time with the many friends |
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they have made at Thousand Trails, a membership resort in Hill |
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County, and they are active members of Fort Graham Baptist Church in |
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Whitney; and |
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WHEREAS, For half a century, Waymon and Betty Hall have |
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brightened each other's lives with kindness and devotion, and it is |
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a pleasure to honor them for their enduring commitment; 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 Robert Waymon Hall and Betty Hall |
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on their 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. Hall as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |