SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 473
WHEREAS, A 70th wedding anniversary marks a lifetime of
mutual devotion and shared experiences, and Roy and Lillian
Burley of San Antonio are celebrating this joyous milestone in
their marriage on March 26, 2015; and
WHEREAS, Roy W. Burley and the former Lillian Snow met at
Prairie View A&M University, and they were joined in matrimony at
Houston City Hall in 1945, just before Mr. Burley shipped out to
serve in the United States Army during World War II; through the
years, they have been blessed with four children, Roy W. Burley
Jr., Ronald Burley, Nan Burley Richie, and the late Joan Burley
O'Neal, and with the passing years, their family has grown to
include six grandchildren, Ron Blair Burley, Crystal Burley,
Juliet Burley, Michelle O'Neal, Leon O'Neal, and Ana Elizabeth
Richie, and three great-grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, Roy W. Burley was a member of Howard University's
prestigious 2515th Army Service Unit, known as "the Prometheans,"
during World War II, and he went on to serve in Korea and as a
company commander in Vietnam; he was also stationed in the
Philippines, Germany, and Thailand and at many bases across the
United States; he retired from the military with the rank of colonel
and went on to serve as director of personnel for the USAA Insurance
Company, as director of the Bexar County Opportunity Industrial
Centers, and as chief of staff for State Representatives Lou Nelle
Sutton and G. J. Sutton; he has also worked as a political
consultant; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Burley studied dance at Teachers College,
Columbia University, in New York City, and in addition to raising
her family, she has worked outside the home as a classroom
teacher and as a ballroom dance instructor; she and her husband
are both longtime members of Saint Paul United Methodist Church
in San Antonio; and
WHEREAS, Colonel and Mrs. Burley 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 Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
Legislature, hereby congratulate Roy and Lillian Burley on their
70th wedding anniversary and extend to them best wishes for
continued happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the a copy of this Resolution be prepared
for them as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
Ellis
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 31, 2015.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate