SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 397
WHEREAS, The 91st birthday of an esteemed Texan is truly
cause for celebration, and Wilbur Ethridge Adams is reaching that
impressive milestone on April 5, 2019; and
WHEREAS, Born in Harleton in 1928, "Bill" Adams is the
youngest son of Joseph and Susan Adams, and he grew up with six
siblings, Susie, John, Joseph, Edgar, Annie, and Frances, on
their father's farm in Harrison County; answering his nation's
call to duty during World War II, he tried to register for the
draft in 1943, but at the age of 15, he was too young; he later
joined the army in 1945 and served in the Philippines with the
United States Army Corps of Engineers; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Adams settled in Dallas following his
military service and worked as a cable car driver and a delivery
driver for Mrs. Baird's bread; he married Bobbie Jean Dupree, and
the couple became the proud parents of two children, Vivian and
David; in the mid-1960s, the family moved to Mineola, where
Mr. Adams embarked on a long and successful career with the Texas
Highway Department, ultimately retiring in the early 1990s; and
WHEREAS, After his first wife passed away in 2003,
Mr. Adams relocated to Tyler; fortunate to find love again, he
married Deborah Richardson Horton in 2006; today, he enjoys
playing poker with his friends and visiting the riverboat casinos
in Bossier City, Louisiana, and in 2018, he had the pleasure of
traveling with his wife and two of his grandchildren to London
and Paris; and
WHEREAS, Bill Adams has witnessed a panorama of change over
the course of more than nine decades, and he has met life's
challenges and opportunities with resilience and optimism,
earning the deep admiration of all who are privileged to know
him; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
Legislature, hereby congratulate Wilbur Ethridge Adams on his
91st birthday and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued
happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
prepared for Mr. Adams as an expression of high regard by the
Texas Senate.
Hughes
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 14, 2019.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate