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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Frank and Juanita Brown of Waco commemorated a |
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special milestone in their long and happy marriage when they |
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celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary on November 19, 2014; and |
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WHEREAS, The couple became acquainted in March of 1939, while |
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both were students in high school, and they were joined in matrimony |
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the following November; over the years, they have nurtured a bond |
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built on faith and mutual devotion, and their enduring union |
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remains an inspiration to all those who have shared in its joy; and |
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WHEREAS, Longtime residents of Waco, Frank Brown retired |
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after a 32-year career with the General Tire and Rubber Company, and |
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Juanita Brown worked with Woods Manufacturing and Wolf |
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Manufacturing; the couple are valued members of Pleasant Olive |
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Missionary Baptist Church, where Mr. Brown served as a deacon for |
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more than five decades; Mrs. Brown benefited the congregation |
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through her service on the deaconess board and has also devoted her |
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time to the Cherry Park Neighborhood Club; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Brown take great pride in a family that |
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spans several generations; they are loving parents to their eight |
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children, Thomas "T. J." Brown and his wife, Brenda, Margaret |
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Gilkey, Cynthia Young, Ruby Sneed and her husband, Clinton, Thelma |
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Bickham and her husband, Gerald, Frank Brown Jr., James Brown and |
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his wife, Connie, and Mattie Scott and her husband, Donald; they |
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have been further blessed with 18 grandchildren, 26 |
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great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandchild, along with 15 |
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step-grandchildren and 3 step-great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout their many years together, this |
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remarkable couple have been enthusiastically involved in the |
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activities of their children and grandchildren, even crossing state |
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lines to attend a sporting event that was special to them; in |
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addition, they have enjoyed extensive opportunities to travel |
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around the United States, and they have ventured out of the country |
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to visit Mexico and the Caribbean; and |
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WHEREAS, Treasured by their family, friends, and community, |
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Frank and Juanita Brown have shared life's trials and triumphs for |
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three quarters of a century, and they are among an exceptional group |
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of men and women who can claim such a lasting commitment; 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 Frank and Juanita Brown on their |
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75th 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 the couple as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |