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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A 60th wedding anniversary marks a lifetime of |
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mutual devotion and shared experiences, and Eddie and Doreen Reedy |
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of Graham celebrated this joyous milestone in their marriage on |
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June 29, 2016; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Reedy graduated from Graham High |
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School, where the pair were sweethearts, and were joined in |
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matrimony in 1956 at Oak Street Baptist Church; through the years, |
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they have been blessed with a treasured family that includes their |
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children, Mark Reedy and Marla Dabbert and her husband, Brad, as |
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well as two grandchildren, Madeline and Colton, and a "chosen" |
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grandson, Dustin Bullock; and |
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WHEREAS, While serving in the army, Mr. Reedy was a |
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supervisor in launch control operations at Fairchild Air Force Base |
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in Spokane, Washington; in 1961, when he and his wife returned to |
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Graham, he went to work with the U.S. Postal Service, from which he |
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retired in 1992; Mrs. Reedy was employed as a secretary with the |
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United Paint Manufacturing Company in Spokane and later with a |
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cable television company in Graham; she volunteered as a secretary |
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for Oak Street Baptist Church before being hired for that position, |
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and she ultimately retired from Bettis, Boyle & Stovall in 2013 |
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after 28 years as a corporate secretary; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Reedy have enjoyed six decades of |
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abiding love and affection for each other, and they are among an |
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exceptional group of men and women who can claim such a lasting |
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commitment; 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 Eddie and Doreen Reedy 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 Mr. and Mrs. Reedy as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Springer |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1442 was adopted by the House on April |
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27, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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