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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A 65th wedding anniversary marks a lifetime of |
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mutual devotion and shared experiences, and the Reverend Milton |
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Jochetz and Wanda Jochetz of Stanton celebrated this joyous |
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milestone in their marriage on March 11, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Milton Jochetz and the former Wanda Jean Vaughan |
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were joined in matrimony in 1946 at a ceremony held at the First |
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Christian Church in Slaton; they are the parents of three children, |
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Tommy Jochetz, Paula Millhollon, and the late Sandra Kay Kizziar, |
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and their family has grown to include 12 grandchildren and 14 |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Reverend Jochetz attended McMurry Methodist College |
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and the Perkins Divinity School of Southern Methodist University; |
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his 40-year career as a minister in the United Methodist Church |
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started in Hawley while he was still a student, and then included |
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churches in Krum, Texline, Borger, Sweetwater, Clarendon, Gruver, |
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Seymour, Andrews, and Stanton; and |
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WHEREAS, Respected members of their community, Reverend |
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Jochetz has been active in the Lions Club, the Methodist Men's |
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group, and the Masons, and he was a member of the Andrews Chamber of |
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Commerce; Mrs. Jochetz served as a Sunday school teacher, and she |
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has been active in the Methodist Women's group, the Garden Club in |
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Andrews, and the Andrews Chamber of Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, Reverend and Mrs. Jochetz have enjoyed six and a |
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half decades of abiding love and affection for one another, and they |
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are among an exceptional group of men and women who can claim such a |
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lasting 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 the Reverend Milton Jochetz and |
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Wanda Jochetz on their 65th 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. Jochetz as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |