H.R. No. 2181
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, June 18, 2011, signals the beginning of a new
chapter in the lives of Jenny Rebecca Sykes and Travis Miller
Griffin, for on that day they are exchanging their wedding vows and
embarking on a rewarding journey together as husband and wife; and
WHEREAS, Jenny Rebecca Sykes and Travis Miller Griffin are
being joined in matrimony at St. David's Episcopal Church in
Austin, with the Reverend Ken Malcolm officiating; sharing in the
celebration are the couple's parents, Kenneth Griffin and Mary
Griffin and Steve and Kay Sykes, and other loved ones, including
matron of honor Meghan Richardson Riney, bridesmaids Megan Abney,
Andrea Antal, Rosalind Griffin, Pasha Moore, Amy Obenhaus, Patty
O'Donnell, and Jennifer Rieck, flower girl Alena Griffin, house
party members Erin Abney, Amanda Baker, Kerry Keena, Ellie Twyman,
Summer Twyman, and Alina Williams, best man Christopher Leonard,
groomsmen Bill Bragg, Marc Ergang, Chris Jackson, Cory Kennedy,
Bill Noble, Keats Norfleet, and Bob Springer, and ushers Darren
Barker, David Blankenship, Stephen Frankmann, Jack Ladd, Chris
Sykes, and Eric Sykes; and
WHEREAS, Originally from Houston, Mr. Griffin is the
political director of the Republican Party of Texas, while
Ms. Sykes, originally from Dallas, is the director of finance and
organization for the Michael Williams for United States Senate
Committee; and
WHEREAS, The two met through mutual friends on the groom's
return to Texas after a brief stint living in the state of Missouri
and soon discovered that not only did they both work in politics,
but they were also neighbors in the same southwest Austin apartment
community; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Sykes and Mr. Griffin became the best of friends
over the course of the next two years and eventually started dating,
followed by an engagement three years later, proving that you
really can marry your best friend; the couple plan to reside in
Austin after the wedding; and
WHEREAS, This blessed event marks a profound deepening of a
relationship that has grown in friendship, love, respect, faith in
Jesus Christ, and mutual regard with each passing day, and it is
truly a pleasure to honor this fortunate pair; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Jenny Rebecca Sykes and Travis
Miller Griffin on the joyous occasion of their wedding and extend to
them sincere best wishes for a lifetime of happiness; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the couple as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Bohac
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2181 was adopted by the House on May
21, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House