H.R. No. 1453
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A 65th wedding anniversary marks a lifetime of
mutual devotion and shared experiences, and James and Oneida Stiles
of Graham celebrated this joyous milestone in their marriage on
September 2, 2016; and
WHEREAS, James Stiles and the former Oneida Milford were
joined in matrimony in 1951 at a ceremony held at the First Baptist
Church in Wichita Falls; through the years, they have been blessed
with a treasured family that includes their children, Becky Sue
Callison and her husband, Ed, and John Stiles and his wife, Letha,
as well as a granddaughter, Reina Johnson, and her husband, Todd,
and two great-grandchildren, Brinly and Landry Johnson; and
WHEREAS, An air force veteran, Mr. Stiles attended Oklahoma
Baptist University and received degrees in the arts and in divinity
from Southwestern Baptist Seminary; he has pastored churches in
Texas and Oklahoma for 65 years; Mrs. Stiles attended Oklahoma
Baptist University and the University of North Texas and served
alongside her husband as a missionary in Colombia for 10 years;
today, the couple are congregants at First Baptist Church of
Graham, and they count flying and amateur radio among their
interests; and
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Stiles have enjoyed six and a half
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 James and Oneida Stiles on their
65th 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. Stiles as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.
Springer
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1453 was adopted by the House on April
27, 2017, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House