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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A 50th wedding anniversary marks a lifetime of |
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mutual devotion and shared experiences, and Melven and JoAn |
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Lobstein of Sparenburg celebrated this joyous milestone in their |
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marriage on January 15, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Melven Lobstein and the former JoAn McCrary were |
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joined in matrimony in 1961 at a ceremony at the First Baptist |
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Church in O'Donnell; through the years, they have been blessed with |
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a treasured family that includes two daughters and their husbands, |
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Londa and Blair Tharp and Lori and Kevin Bagwell, as well as four |
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grandchildren, Haden and Kinsey Tharp and Jarrett and Jason |
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Bagwell; and |
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WHEREAS, The Lobsteins lived in the Five Mile Community, |
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where Mr. Lobstein grew up, until moving to Sparenburg in 1967 and |
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they retired from farming in 2007; Mrs. Lobstein is a Cleburne |
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native who lived in Texas and New Mexico in her youth; the couple |
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are congregants of the River of Life Fellowship and delight in |
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keeping up with their grandchildren's activities; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Lobstein have enjoyed five 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 hereby congratulate Melven and JoAn Lobstein on their |
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golden wedding anniversary and extend to them sincere best wishes |
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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. Lobstein as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |