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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 Arthur and Jane Day of Austin are |
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celebrating this joyous milestone in their marriage on August 31, |
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2007; and |
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WHEREAS, Arthur W. Day and the former Jane E. Hamer were |
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joined in matrimony in 1957 at Perrin Air Force Base in Sherman; |
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through the years, they have been blessed with a treasured family |
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that includes two sons, Dan and Derrick Day, two daughters, Holly |
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Chapman and Susan Hedrick, and five grandchildren, Duncan, Dylan, |
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and Madison Day and Mathew and Christopher Chapman; and |
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WHEREAS, The couple first met in 1956 in Landschtul, Germany, |
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where Mr. Day was serving as a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot and Mrs. |
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Day was a Department of Defense elementary school teacher; as a |
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career military family, they made many moves around the country and |
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world, which they considered family adventures; they resided at |
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different times in Texas, Germany, Alabama, South Carolina, |
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Arizona, Louisiana, California, Hawaii, North Carolina, and |
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Taiwan; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than 30 years, Mr. Day served his country as |
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a distinguished air force officer, flying P-47s in World War II, |
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F-86s in the Korean War, and F-100s in the Vietnam War, before |
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retiring to Austin; Mrs. Day, always the supportive officer's wife, |
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made a wonderful home for the family wherever they were stationed; |
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she was the family rock, especially when Mr. Day was called to |
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Vietnam; her husband's retirement allowed her to pursue her own |
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business interest, and with her dear friend, Barbara Vito, she |
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successfully owned and operated the Eagle Nest Café in Austin, |
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providing fine lunches for businessmen and businesswomen, UT |
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students, professors, and musicians; and |
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WHEREAS, Looking back over the past five decades, Arthur and |
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Jane Day can savor a wealth of cherished family memories and know |
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that the strength of their love and commitment serves as an |
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inspiration to all who know them; 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 Arthur and Jane Day on the occasion |
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of their 50th wedding anniversary and extend to them sincere best |
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wishes for 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. Day as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |