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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 |
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mutual devotion and shared experiences, and Juan D. and Jerry |
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Nichols of Quitman celebrated this joyous milestone in their |
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marriage on May 18, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Juan D. Nichols and the former Jerry Jordan first |
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met while attending Winnsboro High School and later attended |
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college together; after Mr. Nichols joined the U.S. Navy, they were |
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joined in matrimony in 1951 at a ceremony held at the Methodist |
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church in Vallejo, California; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, the couple have been blessed with |
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a treasured family that includes four children, Marian Nichols |
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Jackson, Carolyn Gilbreath and her husband, Harold, D'Ann Drennan |
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and her husband, John, and Connie Hamm Nichols, as well as eight |
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grandchildren, Monica, Emily, Chris, Callie, Thomas, Katherine, |
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Molly, and Audrey; and |
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WHEREAS, Respected members of their community, Mr. and Mrs. |
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Nichols are graduates of Texas A&M University--Commerce; retired |
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since 1997, Mr. Nichols served as executive vice president of Wood |
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County Electric Cooperative for 35 years; he is currently chair of |
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the board of BankTexas and is a longtime member of the Quitman |
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Rotary Club, a 32nd degree Mason, a Shriner, and a past Worshipful |
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Master; Mrs. Nichols taught kindergarten in their home for eight |
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years as well as remedial reading for the Quitman Independent |
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School District; she was the first female director on the Sabine |
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River Authority, which she further served as president; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed couple 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 82nd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Juan D. and |
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Jerry Nichols on their 60th 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. Nichols as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Hughes |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 145 was adopted by the House on June |
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28, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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