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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A 50th wedding anniversary marks a lifetime of |
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mutual devotion and shared experiences, and Norman and Martha Wood |
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of Lake Jackson celebrated this joyous milestone in their marriage |
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on March 23, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Norman Royce Wood and the former Martha Sue Hutchins |
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were joined in matrimony in 1963; through the years, they have been |
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blessed with a treasured family that includes three children, |
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Colette Helmintoller and her husband, Sam, Richard Wood and his |
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wife, Amy, and Amanda Wood, as well as seven grandchildren, Shelby |
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Hollen and her husband, Chris, Dakota, Montana, Robert, and Brandon |
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Wood, and Sidney and Madison Helmintoller, and two |
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great-grandchildren, Aiden Guillen and Kaden Hollen; and |
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WHEREAS, Raised in Angleton, Mr. Wood served his country in |
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the U.S. Army from 1961 to 1964, attaining the rank of Sergeant E5; |
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he and Mrs. Wood, a native of Clute, spent their initial years of |
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marriage in Fort Hood, where Mr. Wood was stationed, but soon |
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returned to Brazoria County; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Wood worked as a machinist and a nursing home |
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administrator before becoming self-employed as the owner of a home |
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care supply company in 1978, while Mrs. Wood was a secretary, a |
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homemaker, and a food service worker before joining her husband as a |
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co-owner of the business; since retiring on July 1, 2000, the couple |
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have taken pleasure in touring America on their Honda Gold Wing as |
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part of a road riders association, playing golf, and working in |
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their garden; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to meeting their work and family |
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responsibilities, they have been valued contributors to numerous |
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community organizations; Mr. Wood was a volunteer for Little League |
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and girls' softball and served for 20 years with the Lake Jackson |
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Volunteer Fire Department; he was a longtime member of the Boy |
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Scouts of America Bay Area Council, which he served as president, |
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and he is currently active in the Brazosport Rotary Club, the |
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Community Foundation of Brazoria County, and Crystal Crafters; |
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Mrs. Wood previously shared her time as a room mom and as a member |
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of both the Parent Teacher Organization at Elisabet Ney Elementary |
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and the Lake Jackson VFD Auxiliary; for the last quarter-century, |
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she has distinguished herself through her involvement with the |
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Brazosport Rotary Club Auxiliary; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Wood have enjoyed five 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 Norman and Martha Wood 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. Wood as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |