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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, High school sweethearts Raylan and Dinah Weable of |
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Waxahachie celebrated the joyous occasion of their 50th wedding |
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anniversary on December 18, 2010; and |
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WHEREAS, The couple first met as seventh-grade students in |
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Camden, Arkansas, and they began dating during their years at |
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Camden High; Mr. and Mrs. Weable were joined in marriage on that |
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special day in 1960 at the local First Methodist Church, and through |
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the decades, they have been blessed with a treasured family that |
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includes three children and their spouses, Rhonda Simorka and her |
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husband, Dave, Laura Pilcher and her husband, Jeff, and Kevin |
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Weable and his wife, Cheyenne, as well as seven grandchildren and a |
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great-granddaughter; and |
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WHEREAS, Raylan Lee Weable, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Max |
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Weable, attended Southern State College in Magnolia, Arkansas; he |
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went on to have a notable career with Western Extrusions before |
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retiring from the company as its national sales manager; the former |
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Dinah Jon Upton, daughter of J. C. and Charlotte Upton, studied at |
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Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana; she worked at the |
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Waxahachie Chamber of Commerce before joining the staff of State |
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Representative Jim Pitts in 1992; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to meeting their professional and family |
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responsibilities, Mr. and Mrs. Weable have been active in the First |
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United Methodist Church of Waxahachie, where Mrs. Weable has served |
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the congregation as a teacher of the Fidelis class; Mr. Weable is a |
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member of the Waxahachie Country Club as well, and he currently |
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serves as vice president of that organization's board; and |
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WHEREAS, The Weables have also dedicated their time to a |
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cause of special significance in their lives, the Dinah Weable |
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Breast Cancer Survivors Event; held each October during National |
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the luncheon pays tribute to |
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survivors while raising money to fund mammograms for underinsured |
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and uninsured women in Ellis County; in the past several years, the |
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event has helped provide more than 100 screenings annually; and |
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WHEREAS, While much has changed in the world over the past |
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half-century, this devoted husband and wife have remained constant |
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in their commitment to one another, and the strength of their love |
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has enabled them to meet life's challenges and opportunities with |
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grace and optimism; 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 Raylan and Dinah Weable on their |
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golden wedding anniversary and extend to them sincere best wishes |
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for all the good fortune they so richly deserve; 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. Weable as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Pitts |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 642 was adopted by the House on March |
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2, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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