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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A 60th wedding anniversary marks a lifetime of |
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mutual devotion and shared experiences, and Joanne and Robert Allen |
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of Georgetown celebrated this joyous milestone in their marriage on |
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December 29, 2014; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Allen were joined in matrimony in 1954 |
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at a ceremony held at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Albuquerque, New |
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Mexico, while both were serving in the U.S. Army; through the |
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years, they have been blessed with a treasured family that includes |
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their children, Mitch Allen and his wife, Julie, Julia Carleton and |
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her husband, Tom, and Matthew Allen and his wife, Kerri, as well as |
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their grandchildren, Hannah, Maddie, Abby, and Jack Allen and Ava, |
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Lyla, and Ella Carleton; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Allen, who grew up in Austin and holds |
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bachelor's and master's degrees in business administration from |
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Southern Methodist University, is retired from the Texas Department |
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of State Health Services after a nearly five-decade career in voice |
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communications that included tenures with Dictaphone Corp. and Gulf |
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Telephone; among the first class of graduates from the Caruth |
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School of Dental Hygiene at the Baylor College of Dentistry in 1957, |
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Mrs. Allen, a Wisconsin native, remains associated with a dental |
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office in Taylor; respected members of the Georgetown community for |
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the past 42 years, the couple have also been very active in the Zion |
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Lutheran Church and School at Walburg since shortly after settling |
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in Georgetown in 1972; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Allen have enjoyed six decades 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 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Joanne and Robert Allen on their |
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60th wedding anniversary and extend to them sincere 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 the couple as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |