| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 121 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, An inspiring couple whose lives have been enhanced |
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| 6 | 6 | | by a great and enduring love, Anderson Boyd Lampkin and Dorothy Mae |
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| 7 | 7 | | Lampkin of Fort Worth celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on |
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| 8 | 8 | | August 31, 2023; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, On that special day in 1953, high school sweethearts |
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| 10 | 10 | | A. B. Lampkin and Dorothy Mae Sneed exchanged the vows of matrimony |
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| 11 | 11 | | in Austin; their union was blessed with 4 children, Karl, Cynthia, |
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| 12 | 12 | | Anthony, and Diane, and through the years, their treasured family |
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| 13 | 13 | | has grown to include 11 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren, and |
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| 14 | 14 | | 4 great-great-grandchildren; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Lampkin attended Texas Christian University and |
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| 16 | 16 | | Grambling State University, and in the 1960s, he worked as business |
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| 17 | 17 | | manager for the Dallas Express weekly newspaper; the family moved |
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| 18 | 18 | | to Fort Worth when he embarked on a management career in the |
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| 19 | 19 | | insurance industry; following his retirement, he served for 18 |
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| 20 | 20 | | years as a team leader for Fort Worth ISD transportation; he was |
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| 21 | 21 | | also involved in the Dunbar High School community program and |
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| 22 | 22 | | served on its advisory committee; Mrs. Lampkin, a graduate of |
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| 23 | 23 | | Tarrant County Junior College and TCU, taught deaf and blind |
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| 24 | 24 | | students in the Fort Worth Independent School District for 32 |
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| 25 | 25 | | years; together, the Lampkins have volunteered extensively in |
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| 26 | 26 | | behalf of the deaf community, serving as interpreters in more than |
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| 27 | 27 | | 26 states and numerous countries; Mr. Lampkin was instrumental in |
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| 28 | 28 | | the establishment of the Goodrich Center for the Deaf, and he and |
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| 29 | 29 | | Mrs. Lampkin each served as president and as board members; since |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1967, they have been interpreters at Shiloh Missionary Baptist |
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| 31 | 31 | | Church, where he is a deacon and she a deaconess; members of a |
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| 32 | 32 | | number of civic groups, they have been especially active as Life |
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| 33 | 33 | | Members of the NAACP; moreover, they give generously of their |
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| 34 | 34 | | resources to the St. Joseph Libera Indian School, TCU, and other |
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| 35 | 35 | | worthy organizations; and |
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| 36 | 36 | | WHEREAS, Sharing strong faith, high ideals, and deep |
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| 37 | 37 | | compassion, A. B. and Dorothy Lampkin have set a sterling example |
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| 38 | 38 | | through both their exceptional contributions and their enduring |
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| 39 | 39 | | commitment to each other; now, therefore, be it |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 41 | 41 | | Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate A. B. and |
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| 42 | 42 | | Dorothy Lampkin on their 70th wedding anniversary and extend to |
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| 43 | 43 | | them sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it |
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| 44 | 44 | | further |
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| 45 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 46 | | prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Lampkin as an expression of high regard |
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| 47 | 47 | | by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 48 | 48 | | Collier |
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| 49 | 49 | | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 51 | 51 | | I certify that H.R. No. 121 was adopted by the House on |
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| 52 | 52 | | December 5, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 53 | 53 | | ______________________________ |
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| 54 | 54 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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