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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A 70th wedding anniversary marks a lifetime of love |
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and shared experiences, and Henry and Sammie Dishongh of Point |
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celebrated this joyous milestone in their marriage on February 17, |
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2009; and |
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WHEREAS, Their romance began in late 1938, at Citizens State |
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Bank in Houston, where customer Sammie Sturgis Anderson was smitten |
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with the handsome young teller, Wilmer Henry Dishongh; a formal |
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introduction by a mutual friend led to their first date--a movie and |
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a hamburger at the Princess Drive-in; love soon blossomed and on |
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February 17, 1939, Mr. Dishongh and Miss Anderson were married in |
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nearby Rosenberg; and |
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WHEREAS, In the early years of their marriage, Mrs. Dishongh |
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volunteered with her church and the American Red Cross; as their |
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family grew to eventually include four daughters, she focused on |
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her work as a mother and homemaker; in 1968, she became the owner |
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and sole operator of Point Insurance Agency and enjoyed a 40-year |
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career with that company until her retirement in January 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Dishongh joined the U.S. Navy in 1944, and when |
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he returned home the next year, he moved his family to Lake Jackson, |
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where he held the position of vice president and later, president, |
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of Lake Jackson State Bank; following several moves within Texas |
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and Louisiana, they settled in Point in 1968; there, Mr. Dishongh |
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became president, CEO, and owner of the First State Bank of Point |
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and later worked for AAA Wire and as a consultant, until his |
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retirement in 1982; he also served the citizens of Point as mayor, |
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taking an active role in many expansion projects within the city, |
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and in 2008 he was honored as the community's oldest World War II |
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veteran; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Dishongh have both fully participated |
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in civic life, volunteering with Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, the Lions |
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Club, and the Order of the Eastern Star, which Mrs. Dishongh has |
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served as Worthy Matron; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the couple delight in their treasured family, |
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which includes their daughters, Patricia Ann, Mary Lynn, Nancy Jo, |
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and Sandra Kay, as well as eight grandchildren and eight |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Dishongh have enjoyed seven 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 Henry and Sammie Dishongh on their |
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70th 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. Dishongh as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Flynn |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 946 was adopted by the House on March |
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26, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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