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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 609
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WHEREAS, A 75th anniversary marks a lifetime of mutual |
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devotion and shared experiences, and J. B. and Edna Snead of |
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Austin celebrated this joyous milestone in their marriage on |
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March 21, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, When J. B. Snead, Jr., met the former Edna Redwine |
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at County Line School, he asked her older brother for permission |
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to escort her home; three years later, in 1938, the couple were |
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joined in matrimony in Fort Sumner, New Mexico; and |
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WHEREAS, The newlyweds began their married life during the |
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Great Depression, when Mr. Snead made 15 cents an hour working 10 |
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hours a day, 6 days a week, while working his own 40-acre farm at |
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the same time; Mrs. Snead coped with a home that lacked |
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electricity and indoor plumbing; and |
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WHEREAS, Longtime residents of Lubbock, Mr. and Mrs. Snead |
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are now pillars of the Austin community, where they enjoy an |
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ever-widening circle of friends; and |
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WHEREAS, They are the proud parents of three children, |
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Gene Snead, Bettye Parker, and Carole Solanki, and over the years |
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they have been further blessed with 10 grandchildren, 22 |
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great-grandchildren, and 7 great-great-grandchildren; among her |
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loved ones, Mrs. Snead is especially known for her Sunday |
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sandwiches, her frozen peaches, and her famous "hissing in the |
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pit" story; Mr. Snead takes pleasure in spending time with his |
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great-great-grandchildren, listening to their stories as he |
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drives them in his scooter, and even though he proclaims that he |
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is "blind in one eye and can't see out the other," he still regards |
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his bride with the same joy and admiration as he did on the day of |
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their wedding, three quarters of a century ago; and |
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WHEREAS, While much has changed in the world over the past |
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75 years, this devoted husband and wife have remained constant in |
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their commitment to each other, and the strength of their love |
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has enabled them to meet life's challenges and opportunities with |
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grace and optimism; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate J. B. and Edna Snead on their |
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75th 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. Snead as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas Senate. |
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Watson |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 10, 2013. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |