| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1813 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Horace and Alto West of Houston celebrated their |
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| 6 | 6 | | 70th wedding anniversary on April 16, 2009, and they may indeed |
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| 7 | 7 | | reflect with joy on the rewarding relationship they have shared; |
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| 8 | 8 | | and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Natives of the Brownwood area, Horace West and the |
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| 10 | 10 | | former Alto Turpin exchanged the vows of matrimony at a ceremony |
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| 11 | 11 | | held in Pecos on that special day in 1939, and over the course of |
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| 12 | 12 | | their marriage, they have found in each other a loving life partner; |
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| 13 | 13 | | and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. West count among their blessings a fine |
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| 15 | 15 | | family that includes two daughters, Dr. Charlene Gibert and her |
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| 16 | 16 | | husband, Wayne, and Sujane Baker and her husband, Olen, as well as |
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| 17 | 17 | | four grandchildren, Charla Hollingsworth, Christine Gibert, Dr. |
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| 18 | 18 | | Chris Baker, and Phil Baker and his wife, Stephanie; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, The couple lived in Fort Stockton, Fort Worth, |
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| 20 | 20 | | Dublin, and McCamey before settling in Rankin in 1954; Mr. West |
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| 21 | 21 | | enjoyed a career with Halliburton and also served on the hospital |
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| 22 | 22 | | board, while Mrs. West volunteered with the hospital auxiliary; |
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| 23 | 23 | | after Mr. West's retirement in 1970, he and his wife moved to San |
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| 24 | 24 | | Angelo, where Mr. West was employed with Angelo Truck and Tractor |
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| 25 | 25 | | and later Angelo State University; the Wests moved to Houston in |
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| 26 | 26 | | 2005 to be near their family; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Devout Baptists, they were congregants of First |
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| 28 | 28 | | Baptist Church of Rankin for 22 years and in San Angelo joined |
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| 29 | 29 | | Harris Avenue Baptist Church; Mr. West has been a deacon since 1941, |
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| 30 | 30 | | and Mrs. West taught junior girls Sunday school and a kindergarten |
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| 31 | 31 | | class for many years, and they were instrumental in facilitating |
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| 32 | 32 | | the integration of their church in Rankin in 1962; in addition to |
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| 33 | 33 | | contributing to their community of faith, Mr. West is a 50-plus year |
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| 34 | 34 | | Mason, and Mrs. West is a member of the Daughters of the American |
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| 35 | 35 | | Revolution; and |
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| 36 | 36 | | WHEREAS, For seven decades, Horace and Alto West have brought |
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| 37 | 37 | | to their marriage laughter, kindness, and devotion, and it is a |
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| 38 | 38 | | pleasure to honor them for their enduring commitment; now, |
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| 39 | 39 | | therefore, be it |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 41 | 41 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Horace and Alto West on their 70th |
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| 42 | 42 | | wedding anniversary and extend to them sincere best wishes for |
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| 43 | 43 | | continued happiness; and, be it further |
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| 44 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 45 | | prepared for Mr. and Mrs. West as an expression of high regard by |
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| 46 | 46 | | the Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 47 | 47 | | Craddick |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 50 | 50 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1813 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 51 | 51 | | 11, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 52 | 52 | | ______________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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