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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 70th wedding anniversary of two people still as |
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in love as the day they married is a milestone not frequently |
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reached and therefore all the more worth celebrating; and |
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WHEREAS, Jesse L. "Jack" McCrady and the former Kathleen |
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Holland were joined in matrimony on December 24, 1942, during their |
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Christmas break; at the time, they were still high school seniors in |
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Hollis, Oklahoma, where they were classmates and close friends of |
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Edith and Darrell Royal; and |
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WHEREAS, Following graduation in May 1943, Mr. McCrady was |
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drafted into the U.S. Army and served his country with distinction |
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in World War II as a pilot of twin-engine aircraft; after his |
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honorable discharge, he joined the Texas National Guard and |
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primarily worked as a helicopter pilot based at Camp Mabry in |
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Austin; he earned a number of honors through the years and retired |
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with the rank of major in 1973; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. McCrady, who had a notable career with the |
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Austin Independent School District, is a gifted and nationally |
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known quilt artist, whose work has been exhibited to great acclaim |
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and is held in private and corporate collections; and |
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WHEREAS, An expert in quilt appraisal and the author of a |
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popular book entitled My Life With Quilts, Mrs. McCrady is a |
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charter member of the Austin Area Quilt Guild and founder of Quilt |
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History Study Hall; she has also offered classes on history, |
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restoration, and conservation using her extensive collection of |
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quilts, fabrics, and ephemera, and in 2006, she donated that |
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collection to the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at The |
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University of Texas at Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. McCrady are longtime residents of the |
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Brentwood neighborhood of Austin, where they are active in their |
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neighborhood association; they have been faithful members of |
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Northwest Baptist Church for decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Blessed with a treasured family, they enjoy spending |
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time with their 4 children, Michael, Nancy, Phillip, and Karol Ann, |
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and their spouses, as well as their 11 grandchildren, 18 |
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great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Jack and Kathleen McCrady have shared seven decades |
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of 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 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Jack and Kathleen McCrady on their |
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70th 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. McCrady as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |