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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A 60th wedding anniversary marks a lifetime of love |
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and shared experiences, and Carl and Carolyn Hilderbran of Uvalde |
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are celebrating this joyous milestone in their marriage on January |
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28, 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, Carl Hilderbran and the former Carolyn Cecile Guidry |
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met while they were enrolled at Texas A&I University; two months |
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after meeting, they were married at a ceremony held in his sister's |
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home in Sinton; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, Mr. and Mrs. Hilderbran have been |
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blessed with a treasured family that includes four sons, Victor |
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Guidry Hilderbran, Joseph Anthony Hilderbran, Carl Byron |
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Hilderbran, Jr., and Representative Harvey Ray Hilderbran, and they |
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have delighted in the addition of six grandchildren, Sarah, Roy, |
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Byron, Cecile, Haley, and Callie, to their circle of loved ones; and |
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WHEREAS, An Eagle Scout and a veteran of the United States |
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Coast Guard, Mr. Hilderbran has enjoyed success as a farmer, |
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rancher, and real estate developer; he worked at USDA Soil |
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Conservation Services, Darr Equipment, and Holt Equipment, and |
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established his own business, C & H Machinery; today he raises |
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homing pigeons, winning competitions throughout the nation as well |
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as abroad; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Hilderbran was an inspiring role model as a |
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teacher and counselor over the course of a career in education that |
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spanned nearly three decades; now retired, she is a formidable |
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bridge player; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than 50 years, the couple have made their |
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home in Uvalde, where they worship at St. Philip's Episcopal |
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Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Hilderbran have nurtured an abiding |
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love for one another for six decades, 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 Carl and Carolyn Hilderbran on the |
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occasion of their 60th wedding anniversary and extend to them |
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sincere best wishes for 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. Hilderbran as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |