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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 Felix and Yolanda |
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Landin of Corpus Christi are celebrating this joyous milestone in |
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their marriage on May 24, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Felix Landin and the former Yolanda Martinez were |
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joined in matrimony in Corpus Christi on that special day in 1963; |
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they became the parents of four children, Felix, Aldo, Alex, and |
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Erica, and with the passing years, their family grew to include five |
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grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, A veteran of the National Guard, Mr. Landin worked |
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for Wilcox Furniture before he and Mrs. Landin opened their own |
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children's store, Lollipop, in Brownsville; Mr. Landin also owned |
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and operated the Landin Insurance Agency from 1982 to 1992, and he |
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later worked for several area funeral homes as a manager and as a |
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family service counselor; in addition, he has been involved in |
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civic affairs, having served as a Nueces County commissioner and on |
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the Tuloso-Midway Independent School District Board of Trustees; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Landin was appointed by the county |
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commissioners to the position of Precinct 34 judge, and she served |
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in that capacity for more than a decade; while her children were in |
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school, she was an active member of the Tuloso-Midway PTA, and |
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she has continued to volunteer her time to a local literary |
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organization to promote children's literacy; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Landin have enjoyed half a century 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 Felix and Yolanda Landin 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. Landin as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |