H.R. No. 804
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The 70th wedding anniversary of two people still as
in love as the day they married is a milestone not frequently
reached and therefore all the more worth celebrating; and
WHEREAS, Jesse L. "Jack" McCrady and the former Kathleen
Holland were joined in matrimony on December 24, 1942, during their
Christmas break; at the time, they were still high school seniors in
Hollis, Oklahoma, where they were classmates and close friends of
Edith and Darrell Royal; and
WHEREAS, Following graduation in May 1943, Mr. McCrady was
drafted into the U.S. Army and served his country with distinction
in World War II as a pilot of twin-engine aircraft; after his
honorable discharge, he joined the Texas National Guard and
primarily worked as a helicopter pilot based at Camp Mabry in
Austin; he earned a number of honors through the years and retired
with the rank of major in 1973; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. McCrady, who had a notable career with the
Austin Independent School District, is a gifted and nationally
known quilt artist, whose work has been exhibited to great acclaim
and is held in private and corporate collections; and
WHEREAS, An expert in quilt appraisal and the author of a
popular book entitled My Life With Quilts, Mrs. McCrady is a
charter member of the Austin Area Quilt Guild and founder of Quilt
History Study Hall; she has also offered classes on history,
restoration, and conservation using her extensive collection of
quilts, fabrics, and ephemera, and in 2006, she donated that
collection to the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at The
University of Texas at Austin; and
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. McCrady are longtime residents of the
Brentwood neighborhood of Austin, where they are active in their
neighborhood association; they have been faithful members of
Northwest Baptist Church for decades; and
WHEREAS, Blessed with a treasured family, they enjoy spending
time with their 4 children, Michael, Nancy, Phillip, and Karol Ann,
and their spouses, as well as their 11 grandchildren, 18
great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great-grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, Jack and Kathleen McCrady have shared seven decades
of abiding love and affection for one another, 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 Jack and Kathleen McCrady 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. McCrady as an expression of high regard
by the Texas House of Representatives.
Naishtat
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 804 was adopted by the House on March
20, 2013, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House