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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 James and Ellen Box of Houston |
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celebrated this joyous milestone in their marriage on March 28, |
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2008; and |
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WHEREAS, Jim Box and the former Ellen Schroder met on a blind |
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date and were joined in matrimony in 1958 at a ceremony held at Zion |
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Lutheran Church in Houston; through the years, they have been |
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blessed with a treasured family that includes three children and |
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their spouses, Douglas and his wife, LaVelda, Kandy and her |
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husband, Keith, and Allyson and her husband, Brian, as well as five |
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grandchildren, David, Derrick, Daniel, Hannah, and Phillip, and two |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, A librarian for Spring Branch ISD for more than 20 |
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years, Mrs. Box has also owned her own landscaping business; Mr. Box |
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worked with the City of Houston's Department of Planning and |
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Development and served as senior vice president of the Mischer |
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Corporation before becoming an independent consultant in 1993; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to meeting their many career and family |
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responsibilities, Mr. and Mrs. Box are dedicated volunteers and |
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active members of their community of faith; and |
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WHEREAS, This devoted couple 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 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate James and Ellen Box on their 50th |
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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. Box as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Callegari |
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Alvarado |
Gonzales |
Miller of Comal |
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Anchia |
Gonzalez Toureilles |
Miller of Erath |
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Aycock |
Gutierrez |
Morrison |
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Branch |
Harper-Brown |
Ortiz, Jr. |
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Brown of Kaufman |
Hartnett |
Otto |
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Brown of Brazos |
Heflin |
Parker |
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Callegari |
Hilderbran |
Peña |
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Cohen |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Quintanilla |
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Coleman |
Howard of Travis |
Raymond |
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Craddick |
Jackson |
Rodriguez |
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Crownover |
Keffer |
Sheffield |
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Davis of Harris |
King of Parker |
Smith of Tarrant |
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Davis of Dallas |
King of Taylor |
Smith of Harris |
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Deshotel |
King of Zavala |
Smithee |
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Driver |
Kleinschmidt |
Solomons |
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Eiland |
Leibowitz |
Thompson |
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Elkins |
Lucio III |
Turner of Tarrant |
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England |
Madden |
Turner of Harris |
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Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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Farrar |
Marquez |
Villarreal |
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Flores |
Martinez Fischer |
Walle |
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Gallego |
McReynolds |
Zerwas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 49 was adopted by the House on |
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February 26, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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