86R33648 BK-D
 
  By: Hunter H.R. No. 1698
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Lynn and Michael Wright are celebrating 50 years of
  marriage in 2019, and this joyous milestone provides a fitting
  opportunity to reflect on their memorable journey together as
  husband and wife; and
         WHEREAS, Born in Riverside, Illinois, the former Mary Lynn
  Snodgrass moved to Iowa as a child and graduated from Burlington
  Community High School; she earned her bachelor's degree in lower
  elementary education at the University of Northern Iowa and went on
  to teach school in Iowa and Texas for a number of years, touching
  the lives of many Texas students before retiring; and
         WHEREAS, Michael Joseph Wright is a native of Mount Pleasant,
  Iowa, and a graduate of Mount Pleasant Community High School; he
  received his degree in history from the University of Northern Iowa
  in 1969 and completed his studies at Rutgers University's Eagleton
  Institute of Politics; after serving as a combat helicopter pilot
  in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, he worked for Hoffmann-La
  Roche, a multinational pharmaceutical company, for 37 years; he has
  served as senior director of government affairs for the Texas
  Pharmacy Association, as well as executive director for the Texas
  Pharmacy Business Council; and
         WHEREAS, Both husband and wife have actively fund-raised for
  Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas in Austin and have
  endowed two memorial scholarships at their alma mater; Mr. Wright
  is also a founding member of the Texas Capitol Vietnam Veterans
  Monument Committee, and he has variously served on the Dean's
  Advisory Council for the University of Houston College of Pharmacy
  and on the executive boards of such organizations as the National
  Governors Association and the American Legislative Exchange
  Council; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Wright's half-century-long union is
  made all the more remarkable by the fact that they have exchanged
  wedding vows twice; they first wed in 1969 and divorced after a
  year, but the strength of their love soon led them to remarry; their
  second marriage has lasted an extraordinary 49 years, providing
  living proof of the words sung by Frank Sinatra, "Love is lovelier
  the second time around"; the couple's lives have been further
  enriched by their daughter, Nicole Lynn Wright; and
         WHEREAS, The enduring union shared by Lynn and Michael Wright
  is an inspiration to all who know them, and it is indeed a pleasure
  to join in congratulating this esteemed couple as they commemorate
  five decades as husband and wife; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
  Legislature hereby congratulate Lynn and Michael Wright on their
  50th wedding anniversary and commend them for their many personal
  and professional achievements; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Wright as an expression of high regard by
  the Texas House of Representatives.