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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 J. C. and Dorothy Smith |
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of Buna celebrated this joyous milestone in their marriage on April |
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19, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Jasper Conley Smith Jr. and the former Dorothy Del |
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Stanley were joined in matrimony in 1957 in Cairo Springs; over the |
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years, they have been blessed with a treasured family that includes |
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their children, Sunee Del Smith Stephens and Larkin Andrew Smith |
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and his wife, Carla, as well as their grandchildren, Haley Bingham |
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and her husband, Thomas, Taylor Smith, Shannon Stephens, and Sierra |
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Fisher and her husband, Jefferson; and |
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WHEREAS, Respected members of the Jasper County community, |
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Mr. and Mrs. Smith continue to maintain a family residence on the |
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farmland just outside of Buna purchased by Mr. Smith's grandfather |
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in 1911; for 20 years, they operated Double S Christmas Tree Farms |
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on that property and on the land acquired by Mrs. Smith's |
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grandfather in Cairo Springs in 1900; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Smith retired following a notable 30-year |
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career with NASA in Clear Lake, where he worked as a flight trainer |
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for the Apollo and Skylab missions as well as during the early days |
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of the Space Shuttle program; Mrs. Smith was an employee of the La |
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Porte Independent School District for two decades, serving |
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primarily as a librarian; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Smith 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 J. C. and Dorothy Smith 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. |