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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 Eudean and Patricia |
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Howard of Brownwood celebrated this joyous milestone in their |
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marriage on February 17, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Patricia Allen was born to Benjamin and |
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Evelyn Allen in Bryan on November 17, 1942; she graduated from |
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Tascosa High School and Frank Phillips College and earned her |
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bachelor's degree in nursing from The University of Texas in 1984; |
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also a native Texan, Eudean Howard was born in Hylton to Earl and |
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Murl Howard on March 1, 1938; he attended Palo Duro High School and |
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graduated from West Texas State University; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Howard met at the Church of Christ in |
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Amarillo and were joined in matrimony in 1961; through the years, |
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they have been blessed with a treasured family that includes their |
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children, Machelle Uehlinger and her husband, Bud, Dean Howard and |
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his wife, Sheree, Brent Howard, and Patrick Howard and his wife, |
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Myka, as well as six grandchildren, Sarah, Chad, and Ross Tarhini, |
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Melaina Howard, and Dylan and Gavin Sanders; and |
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WHEREAS, Respected members of their community, Mr. Howard |
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worked for Phillips Petroleum before joining IBM, where he was a |
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member of the data processing and marketing support staff for |
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nearly 30 years; he shared his expertise with a number of state |
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agencies, including the Texas Legislative Council, Texas Workforce |
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Commission, Texas Department of Transportation, Department of |
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Public Safety, and Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and he |
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established his own data processing consulting business, M.B.I.C., |
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before his retirement; Mrs. Howard enjoyed a 20-year career as a |
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school nurse at Eanes Elementary School; and |
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WHEREAS, After living in Austin for four decades, the couple |
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moved to North Central Texas in 2008, where they are active and |
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valued members of the Vine Street Church of Christ in Brownwood; and |
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WHEREAS, The 50 years of marriage that Mr. and Mrs. Howard |
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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 Eudean and Patricia Howard on their |
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50th 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. Howard as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |