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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Betty Lou and Paul D. Marable of Waco celebrated |
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their 65th wedding anniversary on April 28, 2011, and they may |
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indeed reflect with joy on the rewarding relationship they have |
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shared; and |
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WHEREAS, Paul D. Marable, Jr., a veteran of D-Day, and the |
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former Betty Lou Lewis exchanged the vows of matrimony in 1946, and |
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over the course of their marriage, they have found in each other a |
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loving life partner; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Marable count among their blessings |
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four successful children, including Betty Sue Flowers, the former |
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director of the LBJ Library and Museum in Austin, Paul Marable III, |
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an attorney and former secretary of the Texas State Bar |
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Association, Linda Murdock, an educator and endowment consultant |
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with the Texas Methodist Foundation, and Robert Marable, a software |
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engineer in New Orleans; the couple have been further blessed with |
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eight grandchildren, John Michael, Brandon, Blake, Carey, John |
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David, Meredith, Gibson, and Stella; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout their shared lives as a family, Mr. and |
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Mrs. Marable offered their children a warm household devoted to |
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reading, storytelling, and music; for six and a half decades, they |
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have also brought to their marriage laughter, kindness, and |
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devotion, and it is a pleasure to honor them for their enduring |
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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 Betty Lou and Paul D. Marable on |
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their 65th wedding anniversary and extend to them sincere best |
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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 Mr. and Mrs. Marable as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |