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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A 60th wedding anniversary is a celebration of love |
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that has stood the test of time, and six decades after their wedding |
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in 1951, Douglas and Angela Boren of Lubbock continue to bring out |
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the best in one another and to inspire all who share in the richness |
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of their lives; and |
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WHEREAS, Douglas Boren and the former Angela Rattan were |
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joined in matrimony on March 25, 1951, at a ceremony held at the |
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First Methodist Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico; this esteemed |
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couple have made their home for many years in Lubbock, where they |
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have contributed in myriad ways to the life of their community; and |
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WHEREAS, Both are alumni of Texas Tech University, and Mrs. |
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Boren holds two degrees from that school, a bachelor's in home |
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economics education and a master's in food and nutrition; after |
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attending Texas Tech as a student in the College of Arts and |
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Sciences, Mr. Boren pursued studies in banking at Harvard, |
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Columbia, and Northwestern Universities; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Boren retired from Plains National Bank as a |
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senior vice president; he currently serves as chair of the Carillon |
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Senior LifeCare Community Board of Directors, and he has also |
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chaired the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce executive committee and |
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served on the board of the Silent Wings Museum and on the |
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president's advisory board of Lubbock Christian University; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Boren was an assistant professor in the Texas |
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Tech College of Home Economics and later the College of Human |
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Sciences for more than two decades, from 1960 to 1982; in addition, |
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she has taught elementary and high school students, served as a |
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nutrition education consultant for Hawaiian home economics |
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teachers, the Texas Education Agency, and Texas Tech, and reviewed |
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manuscripts for the Journal of Nutrition Education and for |
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Macmillan Publishing Company; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Boren have each sat on the Texas Tech |
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Foundation Board of Directors; moreover, Mr. Boren has held a seat |
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on the university's executive committee and been a member of its |
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museum association, while Mrs. Boren has chaired the alumni |
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relations committee of the Dean's Advisory Council; the couple have |
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further supported their alma mater through the creation of several |
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scholarship endowments, and they are members of the Spur and |
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Matador Societies and the Marsha Sharp Leadership Circle; their |
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enthusiasm and generosity have been recognized with Lifetime |
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Distinguished Service Awards, and in 2010 they were inducted into |
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the Texas Tech Athletics Hall of Legacy; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Boren have enjoyed six 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 Douglas and Angela Boren on their |
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60th 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 the couple as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Frullo |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1688 was adopted by the House on May |
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12, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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