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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 67
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WHEREAS, A 65th wedding anniversary marks a lifetime of |
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mutual devotion and shared experiences, and Bobby and Joyce Myers |
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of Paris celebrated this joyous milestone in their marriage on |
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July 3, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Bobby Myers and the former Joyce Gamble were |
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joined in matrimony in 1952 in their hometown of Electra; over |
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the years, they have been blessed with a treasured family that |
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includes their daughters, Christi Myers and her husband, Russell |
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Laughead, and Valerie Myers, as well as their grandchildren, |
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Adrienne, Alexa, Aaron, and Laura, and great-grandchildren, |
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Jackson, Collin, Hudson, and Braelynn; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Myers served in the United States Army and |
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retired from the Texas National Guard, which awarded him the |
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brevet rank of brigadier general; he holds a bachelor's degree |
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and master's degree in civil engineering from Texas A&M |
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University and The University of Texas at Austin, respectively, |
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and enjoyed a successful career with the Texas Department of |
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Transportation, retiring as district engineer of the Paris |
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District in 1993; Mrs. Myers, an accomplished homemaker, earned |
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a bachelor's degree in fine arts from Midwestern University and |
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taught first grade while Mr. Myers was finishing college; |
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residents of Paris since 1987, the couple are valued members of |
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First Baptist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Myers have enjoyed six and a half |
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decades of abiding love and affection for each other, and they |
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are among an exceptional group of men and women who can claim such |
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a lasting commitment; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Bobby and |
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Joyce Myers on their 65th wedding anniversary and extend to them |
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sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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Mr. and Mrs. Myers as an expression of high regard from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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________________________________ |
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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 July 25, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |