SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 397
         WHEREAS, The 91st birthday of an esteemed Texan is truly
  cause for celebration, and Wilbur Ethridge Adams is reaching that
  impressive milestone on April 5, 2019; and
         WHEREAS, Born in Harleton in 1928, "Bill" Adams is the
  youngest son of Joseph and Susan Adams, and he grew up with six
  siblings, Susie, John, Joseph, Edgar, Annie, and Frances, on
  their father's farm in Harrison County; answering his nation's
  call to duty during World War II, he tried to register for the
  draft in 1943, but at the age of 15, he was too young; he later
  joined the army in 1945 and served in the Philippines with the
  United States Army Corps of Engineers; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Adams settled in Dallas following his
  military service and worked as a cable car driver and a delivery
  driver for Mrs. Baird's bread; he married Bobbie Jean Dupree, and
  the couple became the proud parents of two children, Vivian and
  David; in the mid-1960s, the family moved to Mineola, where
  Mr. Adams embarked on a long and successful career with the Texas
  Highway Department, ultimately retiring in the early 1990s; and
         WHEREAS, After his first wife passed away in 2003,
  Mr. Adams relocated to Tyler; fortunate to find love again, he
  married Deborah Richardson Horton in 2006; today, he enjoys
  playing poker with his friends and visiting the riverboat casinos
  in Bossier City, Louisiana, and in 2018, he had the pleasure of
  traveling with his wife and two of his grandchildren to London
  and Paris; and
         WHEREAS, Bill Adams has witnessed a panorama of change over
  the course of more than nine decades, and he has met life's
  challenges and opportunities with resilience and optimism,
  earning the deep admiration of all who are privileged to know
  him; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
  Legislature, hereby congratulate Wilbur Ethridge Adams on his
  91st birthday and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued
  happiness; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
  prepared for Mr. Adams as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas Senate.
 
  Hughes
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on March 14, 2019.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate