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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A 60th wedding anniversary marks a lifetime of |
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mutual devotion and shared experiences, and Eugene and Dorothy |
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Gerlich of Arlington celebrated this joyous milestone in their |
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marriage on January 20, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Eugene Gerlich and the former Dorothy Pechacek were |
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joined in matrimony in 1953 at a ceremony held at St. Joseph |
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Catholic Church in Elk; they became the parents of two daughters, |
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Kay Weeks and the late Donna Culliton, and through the years they |
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have watched their family grow to include two sons-in-law, Tom |
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Weeks and Tim Culliton, as well as six grandchildren, Natalie |
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Doland and her husband, Tony, Nick and Kim Culliton, and Katie, |
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Gena, and Tommy Weeks, and three great-grandchildren, Jude, Lilly, |
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and Elizabeth Doland; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of West High School, Mr. Gerlich worked |
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as a purchasing agent for General Tire and Rubber Company and |
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retired after 33 years; Mrs. Gerlich graduated from Axtell High |
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School near her hometown of Elk and retired from Word, Inc., after |
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24 years of employment; and |
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WHEREAS, Longtime residents of the Waco area, the couple |
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worshipped at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bellmead before moving |
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to Arlington 12 years ago; they are members of the St. Joseph |
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Catholic Community in Arlington as well as SPJST Lodge No. 66 in |
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Waco; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Gerlich have enjoyed six decades of |
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abiding love and affection for each other, 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 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Eugene and Dorothy Gerlich 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 Mr. and Mrs. Gerlich as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Anderson |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 483 was adopted by the House on |
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February 28, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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