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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, April 13, 2013, was indeed a special day for Sarah |
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Jane Jornayvaz and John Patrick Howell of Houston, for on that day |
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they were united in marriage at St. Martin's Episcopal Church by the |
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Reverend Martin J. Bastian; and |
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WHEREAS, Following the ceremony, guests enjoyed a |
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Mexican-themed reception at the Houston Country Club, with music |
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provided by the Spazmatics of Austin and Fort Worth's Bulletproof |
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Brass Band; the newlyweds later embarked on a honeymoon trip to the |
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British Virgin Islands; and |
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WHEREAS, The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Eugene |
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Jornayvaz; the groom's parents are Mr. and Mrs. John Francis |
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Howell, Jr.; and |
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WHEREAS, Sarah Jane Jornayvaz and "Jack" Howell met at The |
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Kinkaid School in Houston, where they graduated with the class of |
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2005; both went on to attend The University of Texas at Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Jornayvaz was a member of Pi Beta Phi fraternity |
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and earned a degree in Spanish in 2009; three years later, she |
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received a nursing degree from The University of Texas Health |
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Science Center at Houston School of Nursing, and today she works as |
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a registered nurse in the labor and delivery unit of the Woman's |
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Hospital of Texas; a 2009 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of UT-Austin, Mr. |
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Howell earned degrees in Plan II Honors and economics; while in |
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college, he participated in the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and |
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the Silver Spurs honorary student service organization; he is |
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employed as an associate at Denham Capital Management LP; and |
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WHEREAS, The wedding of Sarah Jane Jornayvaz and John Patrick |
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Howell marks a profound deepening of a relationship that has grown |
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in love, respect, and mutual regard with each passing day, and it is |
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truly a pleasure to honor this fortunate couple as they begin their |
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journey together as husband and wife; 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 Sarah Jane Jornayvaz and Jack |
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Howell on the joyous occasion of their wedding and extend to them |
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sincere best wishes for a lifetime of happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the couple as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |