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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 778
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WHEREAS, When they married many years ago, Barbara and Jess |
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Barrier placed great faith and trust in one another, and they |
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have been amply rewarded, as they recently celebrated their 60th |
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wedding anniversary; and |
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WHEREAS, Barbara and Jess Barrier married on April 20, |
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1957, at Houston South Main Baptist Church; the world has changed |
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considerably during the years of their marriage, yet Mr. and |
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Mrs. Barrier have continued to cherish traditional family |
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values; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Barrier served the nation with distinction |
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for 16 years as a member of the United States Marine Corps; his |
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service included duty in the Korean War, during which he saw |
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combat action in the historic Battle of the Chosin Reservoir; |
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he graduated from Texas A&M University and built a career that |
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included positions with a number of organizations, such as Houston |
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Lighting and Power and the Texas Association of Hospitals; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Barrier graduated from Baylor University |
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with a degree in journalism; she enjoyed a fulfilling 35-year |
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career as a reporter and proofreader for the Williamson County |
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Sun; as a reporter, she covered a wide range of subjects and |
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earned the respect and trust of readers and sources alike; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Barrier have been blessed with a |
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wonderful family; their children and grandchildren have been a |
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source of much pride and joy for them; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, they have grown stronger in their |
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love and devotion as together they have experienced the joys and |
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sorrows of everyday living; the long and happy union of Mr. and |
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Mrs. Barrier is truly an inspiration to all; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby extend best wishes to Barbara and Jess |
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Barrier on their 60th wedding anniversary; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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this distinguished couple as an expression of esteem from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Schwertner |
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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 May 15, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |