H.R. No. 452
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Gwenn and Orville Odom of Beaumont celebrated their
50th wedding anniversary on February 2, 2013, and they may indeed
reflect with joy on the rewarding relationship they have shared;
and
WHEREAS, A native of Apple Springs, Orville Neil Odom was
completing his last year at the University of Houston pharmacy
school when he met Gwenn Gabbert on a blind date in 1962; the pair
enjoyed a summer courtship before he proposed to her along the
Angelina River that October, and they were married the following
February at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Lake
Charles, Louisiana, the bride's hometown; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Odom earned his bachelor's degree in pharmacy
shortly thereafter and was hired by Smith's Pharmacy in Beaumont,
where the couple settled; in his free time, Mr. Odom has enjoyed
playing golf and participating in the Rotary Club, the chamber of
commerce, and the Masons; Mrs. Odom has dedicated herself to her
family and her community throughout their marriage; the former
president of the Beaumont Symphony Ladies Society, the Chi Omega
Alumnae Association, and the Beaumont Civic Ballet Society, she has
also served as an executive board member with the Beaumont Art
Museum and as recording secretary for the Windsor Park Homeowners
Association; and
WHEREAS, The great joys in the life of Mr. and Mrs. Odom are
their daughter, Allison Claire Pringle, and her husband Richard,
their son, Scott Thomas Odom, and their grandchildren, Claire,
Catherine, and Mary; and
WHEREAS, For half a century, Gwenn and Orville Odom have
brought to their marriage laughter, 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 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Gwenn and Orville Odom on their
50th 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. Odom as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.
Paddie
Deshotel
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 452 was adopted by the House on
February 28, 2013, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House