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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 104
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WHEREAS, July 13, 2017, marked the 60th wedding anniversary |
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of Lincoln and Mary Nell King of Carthage, and this joyous event |
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provides a fitting opportunity to reflect on their rewarding |
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journey together as husband and wife; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. King met while working at the |
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Hughes Aircraft Company in Tucson, Arizona, and after a |
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six-month courtship, they were joined in matrimony in 1957; |
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they honeymooned on the Playa de Cortes in Guaymas, Sonora, |
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Mexico, where each caught a prize sailfish during their one and |
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only fishing excursion; and |
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WHEREAS, After the couple began raising their children, |
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Mr. King accepted a transfer to work for Hughes Aircraft in |
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California, and the family moved west; they later embarked on a |
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memorable cross-country road trip to relocate to Mr. King's |
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native Maine, and he began his career as a schoolteacher there; |
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the frigid winter weather of the Northeast inspired the family to |
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head south to Panola County, in Mrs. King's home state of Texas, |
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where in addition to teaching in Gary for three decades, Mr. King |
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founded and edited Loblolly, a magazine detailing the county's |
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history; Mrs. King earned bachelor's and master's degrees and |
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went on to teach English at Panola College for 15 years; the pair |
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are congregants at the First Baptist Church of Carthage; and |
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WHEREAS, The six decades of marriage that Mr. and |
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Mrs. King have shared is eloquent affirmation of the meaning of |
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love and commitment, and their enduring union is an inspiration |
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to all who know them; 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 Lincoln and |
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Mary Nell King on their 60th 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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the couple as an expression of high regard from the 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 August 7, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |