| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 71 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, A 70th wedding anniversary marks a lifetime of |
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| 3 | 3 | | mutual devotion and shared experiences, and Horace and Dorothy |
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| 4 | 4 | | Flournoy of Whitehouse celebrated this joyous milestone in their |
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| 5 | 5 | | marriage on December 16, 2020; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Horace Flournoy and the former Dorothy Mae Hale |
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| 7 | 7 | | first met at New Bethel Church in Flint in 1950, and they soon |
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| 8 | 8 | | fell in love and exchanged the vows of matrimony later that year; |
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| 9 | 9 | | over the decades, they have been blessed with a treasured family |
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| 10 | 10 | | that includes their children, Cynthia, Althea, Horace, and |
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| 11 | 11 | | Dorothea, as well as their grandchildren and |
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| 12 | 12 | | great-grandchildren; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Respected members of the Whitehouse community, the |
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| 14 | 14 | | couple previously lived in Chicago for a number of years; |
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| 15 | 15 | | Mr. Flournoy retired from a career with the Chicago Transit |
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| 16 | 16 | | Authority in 1987, and Mrs. Flournoy retired from a career with |
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| 17 | 17 | | Chicago Public Schools; since returning to Texas, Mr. Flournoy has |
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| 18 | 18 | | served as a deacon at New Canaan Baptist Church in Whitehouse; |
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| 19 | 19 | | Mrs. Flournoy attends First Baptist Church Tyler and is a founding |
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| 20 | 20 | | board member of the Christian Women's Job Corps; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, The seven decades of marriage that Mr. and |
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| 22 | 22 | | Mrs. Flournoy have shared is eloquent affirmation of the meaning |
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| 23 | 23 | | of love and commitment, and their enduring union is an |
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| 24 | 24 | | inspiration to all who know them; now, therefore, be it |
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| 25 | 25 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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| 26 | 26 | | Legislature, hereby congratulate Horace and Dorothy Flournoy on |
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| 27 | 27 | | their 70th wedding anniversary and extend to them sincere best |
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| 28 | 28 | | wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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| 29 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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| 30 | 30 | | prepared for the couple as an expression of high regard from the |
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| 31 | 31 | | Texas Senate. |
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| 32 | 32 | | Hughes |
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| 33 | 33 | | ________________________________ |
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| 34 | 34 | | President of the Senate |
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| 35 | 35 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 36 | 36 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 37 | 37 | | the Senate on February 23, 2021. |
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| 38 | 38 | | ________________________________ |
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| 39 | 39 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 40 | 40 | | ________________________________ |
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| 41 | 41 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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