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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 488
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WHEREAS, Sharing a deep bond of love that has spanned three |
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decades, Jeffrey and Carlene St. John celebrated their 30th |
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wedding anniversary on March 10, 2020; and |
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WHEREAS, The couple first met while they were working at |
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American Cable in Pompano Beach, Florida; they exchanged |
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wedding vows at the First Pentecostal Church in Deerfield |
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Beach in 1990; and |
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WHEREAS, A native Texan, Jeffrey St. John is a self-taught |
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computer expert who worked his way up in the engineering field; |
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returning to school later in life to further his skills, he |
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received his bachelor's degree in business from The University of |
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Texas at Arlington in December 2019, and he is currently employed |
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at Lincoln Financial; and |
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WHEREAS, Carlene St. John immigrated to the United States |
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from Jamaica when she was 12 years old; she has served as a nurse |
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for more than 20 years, and she currently works for Cedar Niles |
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Internal Medicine; she earned her master's degree in nursing from |
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The University of Texas at Arlington in December 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, The St. Johns are the loving parents of three |
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daughters, Jamie, Julia, and Jennifer; the couple instilled in |
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their children the importance of faith, hard work, and treating |
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others with kindness; after endeavoring to provide their |
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daughters with the best life possible, the St. Johns have taken |
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great pride in seeing them succeed in meeting their educational |
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and career goals; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout the rewarding journey they have |
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shared, Jeffrey and Carlene St. John have remained dedicated to |
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their family and their faith, and the strength of their love and |
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commitment ensures that many more joyful times await them; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Jeffrey and Carlene St. John on |
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their 30th wedding anniversary and extend to them warmest best |
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wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. and Ms. St. John as an expression of high regard |
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from the Texas Senate. |
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Paxton |
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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 25, 2021. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |