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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A 50th wedding anniversary marks a lifetime of love |
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and shared experiences, and Wayne and Ruby Schaper of Houston are |
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celebrating this joyous milestone in their marriage on June 29, |
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2007; and |
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WHEREAS, Wayne F. Schaper and the former Ruby E. Melugin were |
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joined in matrimony in 1957 at a ceremony held at First Methodist |
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Church in Galveston; through the years, they have been blessed with |
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a treasured family that includes four children and their spouses, |
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Wayne Schaper, Jr., and his wife, Kristy, Darrel Schaper and his |
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wife, Andrea, Callie Hoffman and her husband, Gary, and James |
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Schaper and his wife, Julie; they have also had the joy of seeing |
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their family extend to another generation with the arrival of their |
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10 grandchildren, Hallie, Katherine, Kylie, Alexandria, Claire, |
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Ryan, Alyssa, Kyle, Anna, and Luke; and |
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WHEREAS, A respected educator who holds degrees from Texas |
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A&M University and Sam Houston State University, Mr. Schaper |
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retired from Spring Branch Independent School District after a |
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41-year career as a teacher, coach, assistant principal, principal, |
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and associate superintendent; moreover, he has been appointed by |
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three governors to serve on the Accountability Cost Committee for |
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Education for the Texas Legislature; today, he continues his |
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important work as president of the Spring Branch ISD Board of |
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Trustees and the Gulf Coast Area Association of School Boards; in |
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addition to meeting his career and family responsibilities, he has |
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been an active member of the Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Houston |
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for 46 years; and |
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WHEREAS, A retired teacher, Ruby Schaper is a graduate of the |
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University of Houston and taught at Wilchester Elementary and |
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Rummel Creek Elementary for a total of 25 years; she is an active |
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member of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International and the Holy |
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Cross Lutheran Church, where she has served as chair of the annual |
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garage sale, and she is president of the Pine Village Garden Club; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Schaper 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 Wayne and Ruby Schaper on their |
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50th wedding anniversary and extend to them sincere 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 Mr. and Mrs. Schaper as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |