Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

Tennessee House Bill HJR0541 Compare Versions

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4	4	HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 541
5	5	By Camper
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8	8	HJR0541
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12	12	A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Andrew and Rose
13	13	Pollard upon the celebration of their sixtieth
14	14	wedding anniversary.
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16	16	WHEREAS, the members of this General Assembly take great pleasure in paying tribute
17	17	to those successful marriages that have stood the test of time to serve as exemplars for present
18	18	and future generations; and
19	19	WHEREAS, on March 26, 1965, Andrew Pollard and Rose Marie Briggs were joined in
20	20	holy matrimony, and since that fateful day, this outstanding couple has faced the world as one,
21	21	basking in the glow of their love for each other during both life's joys and sorrows; and
22	22	WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Pollard are highly respected citizens of their community and
23	23	the very epitome of good neighbors, as they always endeavor to treat others as they would like
24	24	to be treated; and
25	25	WHEREAS, the couple owns A & R Barbecue, and Mrs. Pollard is a retired postal clerk
26	26	who formerly worked at the Memphis Bulk Mail Center; and
27	27	WHEREAS, Andrew and Rose Pollard have both earned the respect of their colleagues
28	28	and customers alike for the exemplary quality of their food and service; and
29	29	WHEREAS, this fine couple's praiseworthy marriage has produced three children,
30	30	Lashun (Gregory) Turner, Brian (Magistrate Judge Mitzi) Pollard, and the late Latrice (Reginald
31	31	Sr.) Anthony; and
32	32	WHEREAS, the Pollards are also the proud grandparents of Keith (Asia) Pollard,
33	33	Brandon Pollard, Randi Anthony, and Reginald Anthony II and the great-grandparents of
34	34	Aaliyah Anthony, Kash Pollard, and Major Glass; and
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39	39	WHEREAS, dedicated to their Lord, the Pollards are faithful members of New Direction
40	40	Christian Church, where Mr. Pollard serves as an elder, Empower-U facilitator, and member of
41	41	the finance team, and Mrs. Pollard serves on the Mary, Martha Ministry and the finance team;
42	42	and
43	43	WHEREAS, for sixty years, this blessed union has grown and prospered as an
44	44	expression of time-honored family values and selfless love; and
45	45	WHEREAS, marriages such as the Pollards' are truly the rock-solid foundation upon
46	46	which our society is built and a beacon of sanity and continuity in these turbulent times; now,
47	47	therefore,
48	48	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED
49	49	FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE
50	50	CONCURRING, that we honor and congratulate Andrew and Rose Pollard on the celebration of
51	51	their sixtieth wedding anniversary and extend to them our best wishes for much continued
52	52	happiness in the years to come.
53	53	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
54	54	for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
55	55	the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
56	56	without House or Senate designation.
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