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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 Daniel and Betty Carroll of Waco |
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celebrated this joyous milestone in their marriage on August 17, |
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2008; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Carroll were joined in matrimony on |
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that special day in 1948; through the years, they have been blessed |
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with a treasured family that includes three sons, Daniel and his |
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wife, Ruby, Charles and his wife, Nursel, and John and his wife, |
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Pam, and seven grandchildren, Kim, Daniel, Brooke, Chris, Rachel, |
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Bethany, and Luke; and |
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WHEREAS, Respected members of their community, Mr. and Mrs. |
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Carroll are Southern Baptist missionaries who retired after four |
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decades of service at venues in Argentina and Jamaica, as well as |
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the Baptist Spanish Publishing House in El Paso; in retirement Mr. |
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Carroll has shared his time as the church librarian at Columbus |
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Avenue Baptist Church, while Mrs. Carroll has taught Sunday school |
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and worked as a Christian writer; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Carroll have enjoyed six 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 Daniel and Betty Carroll on their |
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60th 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. Carroll 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. 1807 was adopted by the House on May |
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11, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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