H.R. No. 642
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, High school sweethearts Raylan and Dinah Weable of
Waxahachie celebrated the joyous occasion of their 50th wedding
anniversary on December 18, 2010; and
WHEREAS, The couple first met as seventh-grade students in
Camden, Arkansas, and they began dating during their years at
Camden High; Mr. and Mrs. Weable were joined in marriage on that
special day in 1960 at the local First Methodist Church, and through
the decades, they have been blessed with a treasured family that
includes three children and their spouses, Rhonda Simorka and her
husband, Dave, Laura Pilcher and her husband, Jeff, and Kevin
Weable and his wife, Cheyenne, as well as seven grandchildren and a
great-granddaughter; and
WHEREAS, Raylan Lee Weable, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Max
Weable, attended Southern State College in Magnolia, Arkansas; he
went on to have a notable career with Western Extrusions before
retiring from the company as its national sales manager; the former
Dinah Jon Upton, daughter of J. C. and Charlotte Upton, studied at
Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana; she worked at the
Waxahachie Chamber of Commerce before joining the staff of State
Representative Jim Pitts in 1992; and
WHEREAS, In addition to meeting their professional and family
responsibilities, Mr. and Mrs. Weable have been active in the First
United Methodist Church of Waxahachie, where Mrs. Weable has served
the congregation as a teacher of the Fidelis class; Mr. Weable is a
member of the Waxahachie Country Club as well, and he currently
serves as vice president of that organization's board; and
WHEREAS, The Weables have also dedicated their time to a
cause of special significance in their lives, the Dinah Weable
Breast Cancer Survivors Event; held each October during National
Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the luncheon pays tribute to
survivors while raising money to fund mammograms for underinsured
and uninsured women in Ellis County; in the past several years, the
event has helped provide more than 100 screenings annually; and
WHEREAS, While much has changed in the world over the past
half-century, this devoted husband and wife have remained constant
in their commitment to one another, and the strength of their love
has enabled them to meet life's challenges and opportunities with
grace and optimism; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Raylan and Dinah Weable on their
golden wedding anniversary and extend to them sincere best wishes
for all the good fortune they so richly deserve; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Weable as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.
Pitts
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 642 was adopted by the House on March
2, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House