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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, An inspiring couple whose lives have been enhanced |
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by a great and enduring love, Ralph and Carolyn Zerwas of Katy are |
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celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary on March 4, 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, Ralph Zerwas and the former Carolyn Gray met when |
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they were next-door neighbors in Muskogee, Oklahoma, in the years |
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after World War II; Mr. Zerwas was a young army veteran who had |
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served in the South Pacific and was living with his family after |
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returning stateside; he and Carolyn began dating, and the two were |
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married in 1949 in Tulsa, where Mr. Zerwas was studying business on |
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the G.I. Bill; and |
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WHEREAS, A member of the Oklahoma National Guard, Mr. Zerwas |
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was returned to active duty as an infantry officer with the outbreak |
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of the Korean War in the early 1950s; the couple's first child, Mary |
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Ann, was born while he was on his way to Korea, but Mrs. Zerwas |
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helped keep the family connected by placing a picture of her husband |
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in the baby's crib; and |
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WHEREAS, After concluding his war service and graduating from |
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the University of Tulsa, Mr. Zerwas took a job with Gulf Oil Company |
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while Mrs. Zerwas focused on home life; four additional children, |
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Ralph, John, James, and Martha, joined the household, and the |
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family lived in a variety of locations around the country as |
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Mr. Zerwas took on new career challenges; and |
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WHEREAS, This devoted husband and wife have seen their family |
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grow ever larger with the passing years, and they now delight in |
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spending time with their 11 grandchildren, John, Emmett, Emily, |
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Jamie, Haley, Joseph, Brandon, Sherry, Joey, Carolyn, and Katie; |
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they returned to Muskogee after Mr. Zerwas retired in 1983 and |
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recently relocated to Katy to be closer to their loved ones; and |
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WHEREAS, While innumerable changes have taken place in the |
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world during the past six decades, Ralph and Carolyn Zerwas have |
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remained constant in their commitment to one another, and the |
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strength of their love has enabled them to meet life's challenges |
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with grace and optimism; 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 Ralph and Carolyn Zerwas 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 success and happiness; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Zerwas as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |