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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, June 7, 2019, marks the 60th wedding anniversary of |
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Elisa Perez and the Honorable Pete Perez, and this joyous event |
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provides a fitting opportunity to reflect on their rewarding |
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journey together as husband and wife; and |
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WHEREAS, Pete and Elisa Perez first met on a Greyhound bus out |
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of San Antonio in 1957 and they were joined in matrimony in 1959; |
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over the years, they have been blessed with a treasured family that |
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includes their children, Peter, Grace, Elizabeth, and Renee; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge and Mrs. Perez have made invaluable |
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contributions to the Tarrant County community in the course of |
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their careers; a graduate of Incarnate Word College and Texas |
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Christian University, Mrs. Perez collected and reported the pollen |
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count in Fort Worth that was used in KXAS-TV weather reports for |
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numerous years before her retirement in 1991; Judge Perez served in |
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the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and earned his juris doctor at |
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St. Mary's University; he was appointed by the president to chair |
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the selective service appeals board during the Vietnam War, and he |
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went on to serve as judge of Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 4 and |
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the 372nd District Court before retiring in 1994; and |
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WHEREAS, The six decades of marriage that this esteemed |
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couple have shared is eloquent affirmation of the meaning of love |
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and commitment, and their enduring union is an inspiration to all |
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who know them; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Pete and Elisa Perez on their 60th |
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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 Judge and Mrs. Perez as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |