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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, May 29, 2023, marks the 30th wedding anniversary of |
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the Honorable Dennise Garcia and the Reverend Eric Folkerth, and |
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this joyous event provides a fitting opportunity to reflect on |
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their rewarding journey together as husband and wife; and |
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WHEREAS, Lifelong Texans, Justice Garcia and Pastor Folkerth |
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first met at Southern Methodist University, where their friendship |
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grew into love; the couple were joined in matrimony at Highland Park |
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United Methodist Church in Dallas in 1993, and they have been |
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blessed with a daughter, Maria; and |
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WHEREAS, Justice Garcia has enjoyed an exemplary judicial |
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career that has spanned more than 16 years, and since 2020, she has |
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served on the 5th District Court of Appeals; she has also been |
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involved in numerous professional organizations, including the |
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Supreme Court of Texas family law advisory group for pandemic |
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issues and two State Bar of Texas committees; a longtime member of |
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the clergy, Pastor Folkerth currently serves as senior pastor of |
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Kessler Park United Methodist Church in Dallas; he has further |
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distinguished himself as an author, blogger, and musician; and |
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WHEREAS, The three decades of marriage that Dennise Garcia |
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and Eric Folkerth have shared is eloquent affirmation of the |
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meaning of love and commitment, and their enduring union is an |
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inspiration to all who know them; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Justice Dennise Garcia and Pastor |
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Eric Folkerth on their 30th wedding anniversary and extend to them |
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sincere best 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 Justice Garcia and Pastor Folkerth as an expression of |
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high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |