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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, January 19, 2011, marked the 50th wedding |
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anniversary of the Reverend Tommy Davis and Marilyn Davis of |
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Belton, providing a fitting opportunity to reflect on their |
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memorable journey together as husband and wife; and |
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WHEREAS, Tommy Davis and the former Marilyn Louthan met while |
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attending Bethany Nazarene College and were joined in matrimony in |
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1961 at a ceremony held in Oklahoma City; through the years, they |
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have been blessed with a treasured family that includes two sons and |
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their wives, Dan and Sandra Davis and Stephen and Denise Davis, as |
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well as four grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Reverend Davis has been in the ministry with the |
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Church of the Nazarene for 45 years; he retired as pastor of the |
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Belton Nazarene Church in 2008 after a quarter-century of service, |
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and he remains affiliated with the church as associate pastor and |
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senior adult and visitation minister; Mrs. Davis retired from Scott & |
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White Memorial Hospital in 2000; they have resided in the Belton |
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area for 25 years; and |
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WHEREAS, The 50 years of marriage that Reverend and Mrs. |
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Davis have shared is eloquent affirmation of the meaning of love and |
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commitment, and their enduring union is an inspiration to all who |
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know them; 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 the Reverend Tommy Davis and |
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Marilyn Davis on their 50th 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 Reverend and Mrs. Davis as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |