1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 558 |
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2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, A 50th high school reunion is indeed a noteworthy |
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3 | 3 | | occasion, and the members of the Marble Falls High School Class |
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4 | 4 | | of 1959 are gathering on April 18, 2009, to commemorate this |
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5 | 5 | | memorable milestone; and |
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6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Many of the classmates have known each other since |
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7 | 7 | | the first grade, and their friendships have grown richer with the |
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8 | 8 | | passing years; as they recount their latest experiences and |
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9 | 9 | | reflect on the trials and triumphs of the past half-century, |
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10 | 10 | | there will no doubt be much laughter, along with some tears, and |
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11 | 11 | | their class song, "You'll Never Walk Alone," and class motto, |
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12 | 12 | | "Knowledge comes, wisdom lingers," will resonate with special |
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13 | 13 | | significance; and |
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14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Class of 1959 members include Bill Abbott, Carla |
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15 | 15 | | Belknap Campbell, Linda Bertling Brown, Darrell Bible, Patsy |
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16 | 16 | | Bingham DeLuna, Jimmy Bishop, Floyd Boatright, Cordella |
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17 | 17 | | Boultinghouse Wagner, Dorothy Brown, Bonnie Cantwell Cain, |
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18 | 18 | | Margie Carpenter Clark, Calvin Collier, Monte Damron Ryan, |
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19 | 19 | | Dalton Ellebracht, Beverly Farmer Clement, Lucille Fluitt |
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20 | 20 | | Tolson, Betty Forehand Platt, Joan Foster Yost, Madolyn Frasier, |
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21 | 21 | | and Dale Fry; and |
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22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Former Marble Falls Mustangs also include Karen |
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23 | 23 | | Garcia Remmers, Detta Gibson Haffelder, Mike Gordon, Leonard |
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24 | 24 | | Guenter, Charles Halliday, Ethel Hart Watts, Sue Carolyn Haynes |
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25 | 25 | | Pine, Priscilla Hefner Stapleton, Johnny Heinze, Billie Henson |
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26 | 26 | | Thompson, August "Lightning" Herrington, Betty Holden McGuffey, |
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27 | 27 | | Doris Holden, Elberta Holloway Faubion, Helen Holloway, Travis |
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28 | 28 | | "Sonny" Jackson, Patricia Lyda, Marjorie McKinnerny Phipps, and |
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29 | 29 | | Bill McLaughlin; and |
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30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, In addition, the Class of 1959 roster includes |
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31 | 31 | | Eddie Parker, Jimmy Peterson Merkle, Jodie Moore, Billy Keith |
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32 | 32 | | Naumann, Fanny Penny Higgins, Robert "Tiger" Penny, Joe Ratliff, |
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33 | 33 | | Evelyn Reeder, Roy Robinson, Kenneth Smith, Carol Snyder |
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34 | 34 | | Collier, Sidney Stapleton, Jimmy Dan Taylor, Marilyn Thomasson |
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35 | 35 | | Hambrick, Daniel Vasquez, Mary Warren Ulbricht, and Norman |
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36 | 36 | | Williamson; and |
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37 | 37 | | WHEREAS, Those attending the reunion remember with deep |
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38 | 38 | | affection their classmates who have passed on: Kendall "Boo Boo" |
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39 | 39 | | Anderson, Clinton Frasier, Lisa Garcia Leal Rodriquez, Hazel |
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40 | 40 | | Jackson Stieler, Eldon Lyda, Linda Mooney Norberg, Pat Sharp |
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41 | 41 | | Jennings, Jimmie Walker, Judy Wilkes Whittington, and Margaret |
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42 | 42 | | Williamson Kilgore; and |
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43 | 43 | | WHEREAS, Through the years, the members of the Class of |
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44 | 44 | | 1959 have maintained their strong bonds with the invaluable |
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45 | 45 | | assistance of Madolyn Frasier; the dedicated "keeper of the |
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46 | 46 | | class," Ms. Frasier has preserved fond memories by chronicling |
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47 | 47 | | the important events in the lives of her classmates and their |
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48 | 48 | | families; moreover, she has organized annual reunions and |
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49 | 49 | | regular get-togethers that foster the continuing camaraderie of |
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50 | 50 | | this fine group, so notable that members of other classes have |
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51 | 51 | | sometimes infiltrated Class of 1959 functions to enjoy the fun; |
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52 | 52 | | and |
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53 | 53 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Class of 1959 are outstanding |
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54 | 54 | | citizens and valued members of their communities, and as they |
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55 | 55 | | gather to pay tribute to their alma mater, they acknowledge its |
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56 | 56 | | deep and abiding influence in shaping their lives; at this time, |
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57 | 57 | | it is a pleasure to recognize both the breadth of their |
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58 | 58 | | accomplishments and their moving loyalty to their beloved |
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59 | 59 | | school; now, therefore, be it |
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60 | 60 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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61 | 61 | | Legislature, hereby congratulate the members of the Marble Falls |
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62 | 62 | | High School Class of 1959 on the occasion of their 50th high |
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63 | 63 | | school reunion and extend to them sincere best wishes for |
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64 | 64 | | continued happiness; and, be it further |
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65 | 65 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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66 | 66 | | prepared for the class as an expression of high regard from the |
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67 | 67 | | Texas Senate. |
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68 | 68 | | Carona |
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69 | 69 | | ________________________________ |
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70 | 70 | | President of the Senate |
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71 | 71 | | I hereby certify that the |
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72 | 72 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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73 | 73 | | the Senate on April 2, 2009. |
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74 | 74 | | ________________________________ |
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75 | 75 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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76 | 76 | | ________________________________ |
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77 | 77 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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