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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A 75th anniversary marks a lifetime of mutual |
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devotion and shared experiences, and J. B. and Edna Snead of Austin |
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celebrated this joyous milestone in their marriage on March 21, |
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2013; and |
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WHEREAS, When J. B. Snead, Jr., met the former Edna Redwine |
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at County Line School, he asked her older brother for permission to |
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escort her home; three years later, in 1938, the couple were joined |
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in matrimony in Fort Sumner, New Mexico; and |
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WHEREAS, The newlyweds began their married life during the |
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Great Depression, when Mr. Snead made 15 cents an hour working 10 |
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hours a day, 6 days a week, while working his own 40-acre farm at the |
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same time; Mrs. Snead coped with a home that lacked electricity and |
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indoor plumbing; and |
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WHEREAS, Longtime residents of Lubbock, Mr. and Mrs. Snead |
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are now pillars of the Austin community, where they enjoy an |
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ever-widening circle of friends; and |
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WHEREAS, They are the proud parents of three children, Gene |
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Snead, Bettye Parker, and Carole Solanki, and over the years they |
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have been further blessed with 10 grandchildren, 22 |
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great-grandchildren, and 7 great-great-grandchildren; among her |
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loved ones, Mrs. Snead is especially known for her Sunday |
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sandwiches, her frozen peaches, and her famous "hissing in the pit" |
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story; Mr. Snead takes pleasure in spending time with his |
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great-great-grandchildren, listening to their stories as he drives |
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them in his scooter, and even though he proclaims that he is "blind |
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in one eye and can't see out the other," he still regards his bride |
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with the same joy and admiration as he did on the day of their |
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wedding, three quarters of a century ago; and |
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WHEREAS, While much has changed in the world over the past 75 |
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years, this devoted husband and wife have remained constant in |
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their commitment to each other, and the strength of their love has |
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enabled them to meet life's challenges and opportunities with grace |
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and optimism; 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 J. B. and Edna Snead on their 75th |
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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. Snead as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Strama |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1144 was adopted by the House on April |
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10, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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