H.R. No. 293

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, A 50th wedding anniversary marks a lifetime of mutual devotion and shared experiences, and Melven and JoAn Lobstein of Sparenburg celebrated this joyous milestone in their marriage on January 15, 2011; and

WHEREAS, Melven Lobstein and the former JoAn McCrary were joined in matrimony in 1961 at a ceremony at the First Baptist Church in O'Donnell; through the years, they have been blessed with a treasured family that includes two daughters and their husbands, Londa and Blair Tharp and Lori and Kevin Bagwell, as well as four grandchildren, Haden and Kinsey Tharp and Jarrett and Jason Bagwell; and

WHEREAS, The Lobsteins lived in the Five Mile Community, where Mr. Lobstein grew up, until moving to Sparenburg in 1967 and they retired from farming in 2007; Mrs. Lobstein is a Cleburne native who lived in Texas and New Mexico in her youth; the couple are congregants of the River of Life Fellowship and delight in keeping up with their grandchildren's activities; and

WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Lobstein have enjoyed five decades of abiding love and affection for one another, and they are among an exceptional group of men and women who can claim such a lasting commitment; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Melven and JoAn Lobstein on their golden wedding anniversary and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Lobstein as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.

Craddick

______________________________ Speaker of the House

I certify that H.R. No. 293 was adopted by the House on February 24, 2011, by a non-record vote.

______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House