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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, T. J. and Jerrie Lynn Corbitt of Waco celebrated |
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their 50th wedding anniversary on September 7, 2007, marking a |
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noteworthy milestone in the rewarding relationship they have |
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shared; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Corbitt and the former Jerrie Lynn Davis became |
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friends in the third grade after their families both moved to |
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Winnsboro; they exchanged the vows of matrimony there in 1957, and |
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since that special day, they have found in each other a loving life |
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partner; and |
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WHEREAS, Both graduates of Winnsboro High School and Texas |
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A&M University in Commerce, where they earned teaching degrees, Mr. |
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and Mrs. Corbitt pursued varied careers; Mrs. Corbitt worked as a |
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home demonstration agent with the Texas Extension Service in Lamar |
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County before teaching junior high students in Winnsboro, Waco, and |
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McGregor; Mr. Corbitt served as a high school teacher, a basketball |
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coach, and a high school principal and went on to work as an |
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agricultural entomologist; he later spent 25 years employed with a |
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chemical company and most recently worked for Big Creek |
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Construction Company; Mrs. Corbitt retired after nearly three |
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decades as an educator; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Corbitt count among their blessings a |
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fine family that includes a daughter, Kristi Lynn Miller and her |
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husband, Wade Miller, a son, Randall Jay Corbitt, and three |
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grandsons, Kade Corbitt Miller, Kullen Walter Miller, and Kanon |
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Wade Miller; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than half a century, T. J. and Jerrie Lynn |
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Corbitt have brought to their marriage laughter, kindness, and |
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devotion, and it is a pleasure to honor them for their enduring |
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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 T. J. and Jerrie Lynn Corbitt on |
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their 50th wedding anniversary and extend to them sincere best |
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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. Corbitt as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Anderson |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1575 was adopted by the House on May |
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4, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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