85R21294 KID-D
By: Springer H.R. No. 1442
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A 60th wedding anniversary marks a lifetime of
mutual devotion and shared experiences, and Eddie and Doreen Reedy
of Graham celebrated this joyous milestone in their marriage on
June 29, 2016; and
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Reedy graduated from Graham High
School, where the pair were sweethearts, and were joined in
matrimony in 1956 at Oak Street Baptist Church; through the years,
they have been blessed with a treasured family that includes their
children, Mark Reedy and Marla Dabbert and her husband, Brad, as
well as two grandchildren, Madeline and Colton, and a "chosen"
grandson, Dustin Bullock; and
WHEREAS, While serving in the army, Mr. Reedy was a
supervisor in launch control operations at Fairchild Air Force Base
in Spokane, Washington; in 1961, when he and his wife returned to
Graham, he went to work with the U.S. Postal Service, from which he
retired in 1992; Mrs. Reedy was employed as a secretary with the
United Paint Manufacturing Company in Spokane and later with a
cable television company in Graham; she volunteered as a secretary
for Oak Street Baptist Church before being hired for that position,
and she ultimately retired from Bettis, Boyle & Stovall in 2013
after 28 years as a corporate secretary; and
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Reedy have enjoyed six 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 85th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Eddie and Doreen Reedy on their
60th 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. Reedy as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.