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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A 66th wedding anniversary marks a lifetime of |
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mutual devotion and shared experiences, and Melvin and Jessie |
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Sampley of Arlington are celebrating this joyous milestone in their |
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marriage on June 2, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Melvin Cecil Sampley met the former Jessie Annette |
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"Shang" Grubbs in 1950 at a square dance in Montgomery, Alabama, and |
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afterward, he asked for permission to escort her home; the couple |
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were joined in matrimony a year later at the Baptist parsonage of |
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Dr. Henry Lyon Jr.; over the decades, they have been blessed with a |
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treasured family that includes their three children, Melissa, |
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Susan, and Mark, as well as four grandchildren and five |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Residents of Arlington since 1967, Mr. and |
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Mrs. Sampley are active members of the Vine Fellowship Church, and |
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they have helped those in need in their community and beyond; |
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Mr. Sampley served as a flight engineer in the U.S. Air Force and |
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earned the Air Medal for combat missions in North Korea, and he |
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later worked in materials management for the aerospace industry; |
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Mrs. Sampley has devoted herself to her home and family throughout |
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their marriage; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Sampley have enjoyed 66 years 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 Melvin and Shang Sampley on their |
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66th 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. Sampley as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |