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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, April 12, 2009, marks the 68th wedding anniversary |
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of Edgar and Elizabeth Brown of Dallas, and this joyous event |
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provides a fitting opportunity to reflect on their memorable |
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journey together as husband and wife; and |
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WHEREAS, Their first date took place in September 1940, when |
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William Edgar Brown, Jr., escorted the former Zuma Bell Elizabeth |
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Way to the Texas State Fair; the pair had met in 1938, at the ice |
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cream shop in Dallas where Miss Way was employed, and a similarity |
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of experiences and aspirations would help to draw them close |
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together; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on October 8, 1920, in Irving and raised in the |
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farming community of Estelle, Mr. Brown developed an appreciation |
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for education as a young boy and graduated at the age of 15 from |
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Irving High School, having never missed a day of school; he went on |
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to attend what was then North Texas Agricultural College, where he |
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studied electrical engineering; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Grayson County, Elizabeth Way was born |
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on July 21, 1922, and she grew up, like Mr. Brown, in a large family |
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that was engaged in agriculture; she attended high school in |
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Colbert, Oklahoma, during which time she played on a girls' ball |
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team, and she later moved with her family to Dallas; and |
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WHEREAS, Just before Christmas 1940, Mr. Brown proposed to |
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his sweetheart, and the couple were married in Dallas on April 12, |
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1941, in the home of the preacher of Hampton Place Church of Christ; |
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after the United States entered World War II, Edgar Brown |
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volunteered for duty with the U.S. Navy, and he worked in the area |
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of radio technology and electronics until his discharge in 1946; |
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following Mr. Brown's return to civilian life, he and Mrs. Brown |
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moved to Dallas, where they raised their three beloved children, |
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Kaye, Gail, and Bill, and established a successful sound-equipment |
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business; and |
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WHEREAS, Sustained and inspired by their deep faith, the |
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Browns are valued members of Cockrell Hill Church of Christ in |
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Dallas; their lives continue to be enriched as well by their |
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close-knit family, which now includes four grandchildren and five |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, The 68 years of marriage that Mr. and Mrs. Brown have |
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shared is eloquent affirmation of the meaning of love and |
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commitment, and their enduring union is an inspiration to all who |
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know them; 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 Edgar and Elizabeth Brown on the |
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occasion of their 68th 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. Brown as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |