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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, January 10, 2013, marked the 50th wedding |
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anniversary of Shirley and Lester Howard, providing a fitting |
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opportunity to reflect on their memorable journey together as |
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husband and wife; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Howard met at a football game in |
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Shreveport, Louisiana, and were joined in matrimony in 1963; over |
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the years, they have been blessed with a treasured family that |
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includes two children, Lester D. Howard and Jacqueline Howard, as |
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well as five grandchildren and a great-grandchild; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Howard enjoyed a 34-year career with the City of |
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Houston, retiring as a deputy assistant director of public works |
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and engineering, and Mrs. Howard retired after 32 years as an |
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educator for the Houston Independent School District; both are |
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alumni of Grambling State University, and Mrs. Howard earned a |
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master's degree in education from Texas Southern University; and |
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WHEREAS, Respected members of their community, this devoted |
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pair are active at Bethany Baptist Church in Houston, where he is a |
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trustee and a deacon and she is a deaconess and a member of the |
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mission society; Mrs. Howard is further involved in the Alpha Kappa |
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Alpha Sorority, in which she has a lifetime membership; and |
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WHEREAS, The 50 years of marriage that Mr. and Mrs. Howard |
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have shared is eloquent affirmation of the meaning of love and |
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commitment, and their enduring union is an inspiration to all who |
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know them; 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 Shirley and Lester Howard on their |
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golden wedding anniversary and extend to them sincere best wishes |
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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. Howard as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |