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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 181
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WHEREAS, Newton and Beth Bond made a lifetime commitment |
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to each other when they were married many years ago, and they |
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have been amply rewarded for they are now celebrating their |
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65th wedding anniversary; and |
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WHEREAS, Newton and Beth were married on February 7, 1942, |
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in Athens, Texas; shortly after their wedding, Newton was |
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inducted into the United States Air Corps and served during |
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World War II in the Southwest Pacific and Philippine liberation |
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campaigns and as a member of the Japanese occupation force; and |
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WHEREAS, A few years after the war, the couple moved to |
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Baytown, where Newton worked in the chemical adhesive industry |
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and Beth worked in retail marketing and as a professional |
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seamstress; in 1973, they returned to the Central Texas area and |
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lived in Corsicana, near their childhood homes; they moved to |
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Greenville in September of 2005 and now live at Colonial Lodge; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The world has changed considerably during the |
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years of their marriage, yet Mr. and Mrs. Bond have cherished |
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traditional family and moral values; over the years, their love |
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has grown stronger as together they have experienced the joys |
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and sorrows of everyday living; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Bond have been blessed with a |
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wonderful family and are beloved by their children, Paula Ivey, |
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Ange Moreland, and Kent Bond and by their six grandchildren |
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and five great-grandchildren; the long and happy union of this |
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distinguished couple is truly an inspiration to all who know |
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them; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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80th Legislature, hereby congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Newton Bond |
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on the splendid occasion of their 65th wedding anniversary; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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Mr. and Mrs. Bond as a memento of this special day in their lives. |
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Deuell |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 6, 2007. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |