SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 427
WHEREAS, A 75th wedding anniversary marks a lifetime of
mutual devotion and shared experiences, and George and Virginia
Williams of Paris, Texas, celebrated this joyous milestone in
their marriage on December 31, 2018; and
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Williams fell in love at first sight
when they met at the Bonham Drug Company soda fountain while
Mr. Williams was serving as a United States Army Air Corps flight
instructor at Jones Field, and they exchanged wedding vows on New
Year's Eve 1943; over the years, they have been blessed with a
treasured family that includes their children, Don, Janett,
Susan, and Paul, and grandchildren, Dale, Donna, Lee, Melissa,
Kristi, David, Matthew, Sean, and Vesta, as well as 19
great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Williams began his career as the founder of
the Williams Tile Company, and he went on to enjoy 20 years with
the Campbell Soup Company and another two decades as a tile
contractor before retiring at the age of 85; Mrs. Williams is a
respected textile artist and self-taught seamstress, and she is
renowned for her beautiful quilts; valued residents of the Paris
community since the late 1940s, the couple have been active in
the North Star 8 Square Dance Club, and Mrs. Williams is also a
member of Beta Sigma Phi; they take time together each afternoon
to share pie and coffee at the home where they have lived since
1950; and
WHEREAS, George and Virginia Williams have enjoyed seven
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 Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
Legislature, hereby congratulate George and Virginia Williams on
their 75th 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 the couple 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 18, 2019.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate