H.R. No. 1342
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Bobbie Martin Craddock of Winnsboro celebrated her
100th birthday on March 8, 2013, and this milestone is indeed
deserving of special recognition; and
WHEREAS, Born in 1913 in Quitman, the former Bobbie Edmonds
Martin is the daughter of Richard and Eubera Martin; she helped her
father deliver the mail to Hainesville, and she was just five years
old when she watched the parade marking the end of World War I pass
in front of the Quitman courthouse lawn; she attended school in
Quitman and graduated from high school in Mineola in 1930; and
WHEREAS, She got a job at the Agriculture Adjustment Office
in Quitman and began dating a fellow employee, Joe Bailey Craddock;
the couple married on March 16, 1940, at the Methodist parsonage in
Quitman; and
WHEREAS, Soon thereafter, the newlyweds built a house in
Winnsboro, where they raised their daughters, Ann, Sue, and Peggy;
a dedicated homemaker, Mrs. Craddock supported her husband's
farming business for 59 years until his passing in 1999; and
WHEREAS, Still living in the house she and her husband built
more than seven decades ago, Mrs. Craddock enjoys proximity to two
of her daughters who live next door; she also delights in the
company of her 7 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, Bobbie Craddock is a source of tremendous
inspiration, and in sharing the experience gained through a century
of life well lived, she bestows a precious gift of wisdom that
benefits all who are fortunate enough to know her; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Bobbie Martin Craddock on her 100th
birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued
happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mrs. Craddock as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Hughes
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1342 was adopted by the House on April
17, 2013, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House