83R26567 MGR-D

By: Bohac H.R. No. 2106

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, April 21, 2012, was indeed a special day for Lindsay Ann Smith and Bradley Allen Pepper of Houston, for on that day they exchanged their wedding vows and embarked on a new life together as husband and wife; and

WHEREAS, The couple were married in the chapel at the University of Virginia, the groom's alma mater, and the ceremony was officiated by the Reverend Sean Patrick Horrigan; members of the wedding party included maid of honor Christine Mary Smith, bridesmaids Eleanor Bullard Essalih, Hayley Jane Dickson, Alyssa Slavik Tesei, Caitlin McNamara Bossy, and Kara Lynn Dempsey, best man William Gregory Flagge, groomsmen Hassan Anthony Essalih, Dr. Aaron Duane Coe, Ashley Baldwin Peck, Brandon John Newton, and Walter Theo Xavier Slawski, and ushers John Edward English, Cory Garrett Kennedy, and George Wyndham Smith, Jr.; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Pepper is the daughter of the late Hazel Ann Alt Smith and Gavin Harris Smith and his wife, Stephanie Smith, and she is the granddaughter of Mary Florence Alt; Mr. Pepper is the son of Paul Ormont and Judith Elaine Flagge and Harvey Dewitt and Matcine Pepper, and the grandson of William Lawrence and Lorraine Flagge; the bride and groom met in North Carolina in 2006 and now share their home with two beloved dogs, Brody and Jackson; and

WHEREAS, Lindsay and Bradley Pepper have brightened each other's lives with laughter, kindness, and devotion, and the strength of their love and commitment ensures that many more joyful times await them; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Lindsay and Bradley Pepper on their marriage 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. Pepper as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.