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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 541
By Camper
HJR0541
006519
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A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Andrew and Rose
Pollard upon the celebration of their sixtieth
wedding anniversary.
WHEREAS, the members of this General Assembly take great pleasure in paying tribute
to those successful marriages that have stood the test of time to serve as exemplars for present
and future generations; and
WHEREAS, on March 26, 1965, Andrew Pollard and Rose Marie Briggs were joined in
holy matrimony, and since that fateful day, this outstanding couple has faced the world as one,
basking in the glow of their love for each other during both life's joys and sorrows; and
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Pollard are highly respected citizens of their community and
the very epitome of good neighbors, as they always endeavor to treat others as they would like
to be treated; and
WHEREAS, the couple owns A & R Barbecue, and Mrs. Pollard is a retired postal clerk
who formerly worked at the Memphis Bulk Mail Center; and
WHEREAS, Andrew and Rose Pollard have both earned the respect of their colleagues
and customers alike for the exemplary quality of their food and service; and
WHEREAS, this fine couple's praiseworthy marriage has produced three children,
Lashun (Gregory) Turner, Brian (Magistrate Judge Mitzi) Pollard, and the late Latrice (Reginald
Sr.) Anthony; and
WHEREAS, the Pollards are also the proud grandparents of Keith (Asia) Pollard,
Brandon Pollard, Randi Anthony, and Reginald Anthony II and the great-grandparents of
Aaliyah Anthony, Kash Pollard, and Major Glass; and
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WHEREAS, dedicated to their Lord, the Pollards are faithful members of New Direction
Christian Church, where Mr. Pollard serves as an elder, Empower-U facilitator, and member of
the finance team, and Mrs. Pollard serves on the Mary, Martha Ministry and the finance team;
and
WHEREAS, for sixty years, this blessed union has grown and prospered as an
expression of time-honored family values and selfless love; and
WHEREAS, marriages such as the Pollards' are truly the rock-solid foundation upon
which our society is built and a beacon of sanity and continuity in these turbulent times; now,
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED
FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE
CONCURRING, that we honor and congratulate Andrew and Rose Pollard on the celebration of
their sixtieth wedding anniversary and extend to them our best wishes for much continued
happiness in the years to come.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
without House or Senate designation.