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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, An inspiring couple whose lives have been enhanced |
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by a great and enduring love, Dale and Joyce Sanders celebrated |
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their 60th wedding anniversary on November 21, 2016; and |
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WHEREAS, Dale Sanders and the former Joyce Thedford began |
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dating in junior high and continued their relationship as students |
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at Waco High School; following their graduation, they were united |
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in matrimony by the Reverend A. C. Lane at Faith Tabernacle Church |
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in Waco in 1956; over the years, their family has grown to include |
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their two children, Steve and his wife, Lisa, and Terri and her |
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husband, Will, as well as their six grandchildren, Jared, Lacey, |
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Jordan, Katherine, Kristina, and Marian, and five |
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great-grandchildren, HeidiGrace, Collins, Elly, Harper, and Jordy; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Valued members of their community, Mr. Sanders |
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worked for the Texas Department of Transportation for 37 years |
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before retiring as an equipment supervisor, and Mrs. Sanders |
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retired as a financial secretary at Emmanuel Baptist Church after |
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more than two decades of service; sustained by a deep faith, they |
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are active in their church, and in their leisure hours, they enjoy |
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ranching and spending quality time with their family; and |
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WHEREAS, While much has changed in the world over the past six |
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decades, this devoted husband and wife have remained constant in |
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their commitment to each other, and the strength of their love has |
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enabled them to meet life's challenges and opportunities with grace |
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and optimism; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dale and Joyce Sanders 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. |