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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 427
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WHEREAS, A 75th wedding anniversary marks a lifetime of |
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mutual devotion and shared experiences, and George and Virginia |
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Williams of Paris, Texas, celebrated this joyous milestone in |
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their marriage on December 31, 2018; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Williams fell in love at first sight |
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when they met at the Bonham Drug Company soda fountain while |
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Mr. Williams was serving as a United States Army Air Corps flight |
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instructor at Jones Field, and they exchanged wedding vows on New |
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Year's Eve 1943; over the years, they have been blessed with a |
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treasured family that includes their children, Don, Janett, |
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Susan, and Paul, and grandchildren, Dale, Donna, Lee, Melissa, |
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Kristi, David, Matthew, Sean, and Vesta, as well as 19 |
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great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Williams began his career as the founder of |
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the Williams Tile Company, and he went on to enjoy 20 years with |
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the Campbell Soup Company and another two decades as a tile |
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contractor before retiring at the age of 85; Mrs. Williams is a |
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respected textile artist and self-taught seamstress, and she is |
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renowned for her beautiful quilts; valued residents of the Paris |
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community since the late 1940s, the couple have been active in |
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the North Star 8 Square Dance Club, and Mrs. Williams is also a |
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member of Beta Sigma Phi; they take time together each afternoon |
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to share pie and coffee at the home where they have lived since |
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1950; and |
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WHEREAS, George and Virginia Williams have enjoyed seven |
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and a half decades of abiding love and affection for each other, |
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and they are among an exceptional group of men and women who can |
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claim such a lasting commitment; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate George and Virginia Williams on |
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their 75th wedding anniversary and extend to them sincere best |
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wishes for 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 the couple as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Hughes |
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________________________________ |
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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 March 18, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |