SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 27
         WHEREAS, A 75th wedding anniversary marks a lifetime of
  mutual devotion and shared experiences, and Ezequiel and Maria
  Anita Ramirez Silva of Brownsville are celebrating this joyous
  milestone in their marriage on October 23, 2023; and
         WHEREAS, Ezequiel Silva Sr. and the former Anita Ramirez
  first met at a picnic on Easter Sunday in Brownsville in 1947;
  looking dapper in his double-breasted suit, Mr. Silva caught the
  eye of Ms. Ramirez, a recent Brownsville High School graduate;
  after a courtship that included dates at the Capitol cinema and
  dancing at the El Jardin Hotel, the couple were joined in
  matrimony in 1948 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in
  Brownsville; and
         WHEREAS, Shortly after their union, Mr. and Mrs. Silva
  settled in Brownsville to raise their family, which today
  includes their five children, Ezequiel Silva Jr. and his wife,
  Shirley, Hector Silva and his wife, Rosaura, Cynthia Silva
  Martinez and her husband, Jose, Patsy Schanbaum and her husband,
  Robert, and Daniel Rene Silva and his wife, Leticia; they have
  been further blessed with 12 grandchildren, Ezequiel Silva III
  and his wife, Erika, Marcus Silva and his wife, Natalie, Natalie
  Lahti and her husband, Steve, Lauren Flores and her husband, Roy,
  Sara Zamora and her husband, Rolando, Chris Martinez and his
  wife, Cear, Nicholaus Schanbaum and his wife, Terri, Kimberly
  Woolston and her husband, Jacob, Roni Bauman and her husband,
  Brandon, Jamie Ann Schanbaum, and Eric and Danielle Silva, as
  well as 17 great-grandchildren, Sophie, Matthew, Anthony, and
  Aaron Silva, Ethan Carlson, Ethan and Judah Lahti, Evan and Evie
  Flores, Michael and Sofia Zamora, Emily and Mason Schanbaum,
  Logan and Brody Woolston, and Bobbie and Brenton Bauman; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Silva have enjoyed seven and a half
  decades of abiding love and affection for each other, and they
  are among an exceptional group of men and women who can claim such
  a lasting commitment; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
  Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Ezequiel
  Silva Sr. and Maria Anita Ramirez Silva on their 75th wedding
  anniversary and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued
  happiness; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
  prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Silva as an expression of high regard
  from the Texas Senate.
 
  LaMantia
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on October 19, 2023.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate