|
|
|
R E S O L U T I O N
|
|
|
WHEREAS, A 60th wedding anniversary marks a lifetime of |
|
mutual devotion and shared experiences, and James and La Donna |
|
Johns of Van are celebrating this joyous milestone in their |
|
marriage on June 5, 2013; and |
|
WHEREAS, James Dewy Johns and the former La Donna Sue Orkie |
|
were joined in matrimony in 1953 in Dumas; through the years, the |
|
high school sweethearts have been blessed with a treasured family |
|
that includes four children, Debra, Cynthia, Kevin, and Vickie, as |
|
well as five grandchildren and a great-grandson; and |
|
WHEREAS, Respected members of their community, Mr. Johns |
|
served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War and is |
|
retired from truck driving, and Mrs. Johns worked as a nurse with |
|
the Country Inn Healthcare Center before serving as the Van |
|
Elementary School manager of food services; and |
|
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Johns have enjoyed six decades of |
|
abiding love and affection for each other, and they are among an |
|
exceptional group of men and women who can claim such a lasting |
|
commitment; now, therefore, be it |
|
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
|
Legislature hereby congratulate James and La Donna Johns on their |
|
60th wedding anniversary and extend to them sincere best wishes for |
|
continued happiness; and, be it further |
|
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
|
prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Johns as an expression of high regard by |
|
the Texas House of Representatives. |
|
|
Flynn |
|
|
|
______________________________ |
|
Speaker of the House |
|
|
I certify that H.R. No. 1591 was adopted by the House on May |
|
1, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
|
|
|
______________________________ |
|
Chief Clerk of the House |
|