82R6897 MDM-D By: Craddick H.R. No. 322 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, Gerald and Nancy Parsons of Lamesa celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on January 5, 2011, and they may indeed reflect with joy on the rewarding relationship they have shared; and WHEREAS, Gerald Douglas Parsons and the former Nancy Jo Patterson exchanged the vows of matrimony in 1951; on their honeymoon in Lubbock, they strolled on the campus of Texas Tech University, where in later years several of their children and grandchildren would be enrolled as students; and WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Parsons count among their blessings four children and their spouses, Robert Bruce and Carol Parsons, Leigh Anna and Tom Hoes, Judith Carol and Greg Holladay, and Beth Susan and Tommy Branon, and they have delighted in the addition of grandchildren to their family circle; and WHEREAS, For six decades, Gerald and Nancy Parsons have brought to their marriage kindness and devotion, and it is a pleasure to honor them for their enduring commitment; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Gerald and Nancy Parsons on their 60th wedding anniversary and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Parsons as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.