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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Johnny and Loretta Williams of Houston are |
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celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on June 6, 2015, and |
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they may indeed reflect with joy on the rewarding relationship they |
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have shared; and |
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WHEREAS, Johnny E. Williams and the former Loretta |
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M. Thompson met in 1962 on the campus of Texas Southern University, |
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where they were students in the School of Business; their romance |
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flourished even though he lived in the Fourth Ward and she lived in |
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the Fifth, and neither owned a car; frequently, he rode the bus to |
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see her, but since it stopped running at midnight, he often had to |
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resort to thumbing a ride or else walk the more than eight miles |
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back home; sometimes his lifelong friend, Bobby Merchant, served as |
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his driver, anticipating the advent of Uber; when necessary, |
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Mr. Williams settled for calling his sweetheart from the pay phone |
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in the emergency room across from his house, gamely conducting a |
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conversation with sirens wailing in the background; and |
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WHEREAS, On May 30, 1965, the couple graduated, and they |
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married a week later; they eventually became the proud parents of |
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two children, Byron and Kimberly, and over the years they made their |
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home in a number of cities across the country; today, they are well |
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settled, but their journey is far from complete, because |
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Mrs. Williams is not yet satisfied that she has successfully raised |
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her husband, and she is prepared to commit an undetermined number of |
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years to his further upbringing; and |
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WHEREAS, For half a century, Johnny and Loretta Williams have |
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brought to their marriage laughter, kindness, and devotion, and it |
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is a pleasure to honor them for their enduring commitment to one |
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another; 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 Johnny and Loretta Williams on |
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their 50th wedding anniversary and extend to them sincere best |
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wishes 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. Williams as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Dutton |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 3365 was adopted by the House on May |
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28, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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