86R28853 CJM-D
By: Holland H.R. No. 1294
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The descendants of John and Clara Liechty are coming
together in Texas from June 20 to 23, 2019, for their
much-anticipated family reunion, an event that has taken place for
over half a century; and
WHEREAS, John and Clara Liechty were joined in matrimony on
December 6, 1914, in North Dakota, and they were the parents of
seven children; members of the family first came to Texas during
World War II, to work in the shipbuilding industry; two of John and
Clara's sons, Adam and Jonathan, served in the U.S. Army during the
war; and
WHEREAS, The first members of the family to move to Texas
permanently were Jim and Mary Syvrud, who arrived in 1977; since
then, more than 50 members of the Liechty family have settled in the
Lone Star State; and
WHEREAS, Today, there are over 270 descendants of John and
Clara Liechty; the family has been holding reunions since the early
1960s, but this is the first to take place in Texas; more than 200
members of the family plan to gather in Rockwall County for a long
weekend of festivities; and
WHEREAS, The Liechty family reunion offers those in
attendance an opportunity to reflect on their rich heritage and to
strengthen the bonds that have united them for more than a century,
and it is indeed a pleasure to celebrate this notable event; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the 2019 Liechty family reunion and
extend to its participants sincere best wishes for an enjoyable and
rewarding gathering; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the family as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.