83R3757 MGR-D
By: Gooden H.R. No. 126
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A 70th wedding anniversary marks a lifetime of
mutual devotion and shared experiences, and Dorothy and Elmer Hix
of Gun Barrel City celebrated this joyous milestone in their
marriage on August 8, 2012; and
WHEREAS, The daughter of Mary Etta and Owen B. Jones, the
former Dorothy Jones was living in Windom when she met Elmer Hix,
the son of Mary Jane and Nathan L. Hix, at a skating rink; they were
joined in matrimony in Bonham in 1942; and
WHEREAS, After the wedding, Mr. Hix enlisted in the United
States Army Air Corps, and he was trained in radar; at the
conclusion of World War II, he and his wife settled in Dallas, and
he went to work for Magnolia Petroleum Company, later Mobil Oil,
where his job included overseeing maintenance of the lighted
Pegasus logo, an iconic symbol in the downtown Dallas skyline; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Hix was employed by Sanger-Harris and was also
a homemaker; in addition to Dallas, the couple lived in Irving,
Cedar Creek Lake, and Mabank before coming to Gun Barrel City, and
Mr. Hix worked as an electrician and supervisor after retiring from
his previous career in 1982; and
WHEREAS, Over the years, Mr. and Mrs. Hix became the parents
of two beloved daughters, Patricia and Linda, and welcomed into
their family two sons-in-law, Paul Myers and Lynn Mullin, three
granddaughters and their spouses, Shelly Pirkle and her husband,
David, Stephanie Jordan and her husband, James, and Jennifer
Carlile and her husband, Christopher, and four
great-grandchildren, Cody, Kaycee, Zachariah, and Bella; and
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Hix have enjoyed seven decades of
abiding love and affection for each other, and they are among an
exceptional group of men and women who can claim such a lasting
commitment; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Dorothy and Elmer Hix on their 70th
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. Hix as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.