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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 love |
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and shared experiences, and Pat and Jeff Charney of Denton are |
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celebrating this special milestone in their marriage on April 25, |
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2015; and |
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WHEREAS, The couple began their journey as husband and wife |
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with the exchange of their wedding vows in 1965 at a ceremony held |
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in Littleton, Colorado; their enduring union has brought much |
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happiness to this devoted pair, and through the years, they have |
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shared their joy with a treasured circle of loved ones, including |
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their children, Carolyn Jean and her partner, Lee Ann Shiver, |
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Melinda Suzanne and her late husband, Timothy Paul Mangrum, and |
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Fredrick James and his wife, Lori Ann Gabbert; Dr. and Mrs. Charney |
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have also known the delight of welcoming into the family three |
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grandchildren, Trevor Cole, Bethany Nicole, and John Mitchell |
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Mangrum; and |
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WHEREAS, Pat Charney had agreed to the marriage under the |
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mistaken assumption that her future husband would fulfill his plan |
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of becoming a forest ranger, but a different path awaited the two; |
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Dr. Charney joined the United States Army after receiving his |
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medical degree from the University of Colorado; following his |
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honorable discharge at the rank of lieutenant colonel, he settled |
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into private practice in Denton and has provided care to residents |
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in that community for the past 35 years; meanwhile, Mrs. Charney |
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attended five colleges in four separate states, all while balancing |
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the demands of raising three children; nearly two decades after |
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committing to her goal, she proudly graduated with a degree in |
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accounting from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor; and |
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WHEREAS, With a shared zest for adventure, Dr. and |
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Mrs. Charney have cherished the opportunity to travel around the |
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world; they have visited such faraway lands as Russia, Micronesia, |
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Egypt, Greece, Panama, Bora Bora, and an assortment of Caribbean |
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islands, yet they enjoy the peaceful confines of their 300-acre |
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ranch outside of Bolivar, Texas, as much as any place they have |
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been; and |
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WHEREAS, Built on a foundation of mutual affection, faith, |
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and trust, the Charneys' marriage has been a source of inspiration |
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to all who know them, and it is indeed a pleasure to recognize the |
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enduring bond of love that has united them for five decades; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Pat and Jeff Charney on their 50th |
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wedding anniversary and extend to them warmest best wishes for |
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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 Dr. and Mrs. Charney as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |