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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Gwenn and Orville Odom of Beaumont celebrated their |
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50th wedding anniversary on February 2, 2013, and they may indeed |
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reflect with joy on the rewarding relationship they have shared; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Apple Springs, Orville Neil Odom was |
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completing his last year at the University of Houston pharmacy |
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school when he met Gwenn Gabbert on a blind date in 1962; the pair |
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enjoyed a summer courtship before he proposed to her along the |
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Angelina River that October, and they were married the following |
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February at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Lake |
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Charles, Louisiana, the bride's hometown; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Odom earned his bachelor's degree in pharmacy |
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shortly thereafter and was hired by Smith's Pharmacy in Beaumont, |
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where the couple settled; in his free time, Mr. Odom has enjoyed |
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playing golf and participating in the Rotary Club, the chamber of |
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commerce, and the Masons; Mrs. Odom has dedicated herself to her |
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family and her community throughout their marriage; the former |
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president of the Beaumont Symphony Ladies Society, the Chi Omega |
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Alumnae Association, and the Beaumont Civic Ballet Society, she has |
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also served as an executive board member with the Beaumont Art |
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Museum and as recording secretary for the Windsor Park Homeowners |
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Association; and |
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WHEREAS, The great joys in the life of Mr. and Mrs. Odom are |
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their daughter, Allison Claire Pringle, and her husband Richard, |
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their son, Scott Thomas Odom, and their grandchildren, Claire, |
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Catherine, and Mary; and |
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WHEREAS, For half a century, Gwenn and Orville Odom have |
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brought to their marriage laughter, kindness, and devotion, and it |
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is a pleasure to honor them for their enduring commitment; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Gwenn and Orville Odom 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. Odom as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |