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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Our esteemed colleague, State Representative |
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Beverly Woolley, and her husband, Lynn Woolley, celebrated the |
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memorable occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary on September |
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24, 2010; and |
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WHEREAS, Beverly Massey and Lynn Woolley, both native |
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Houstonians, were united in matrimony at Mount Carmel Catholic |
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Church in the Bayou City in 1960; through the years they have |
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nurtured a fulfilling marriage, and today they take justifiable |
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pride in their fine family, which includes a daughter, Cheryl |
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Jackson, two sons, James and David Woolley, and six grandchildren, |
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Abby and Morgan Jackson and Jamie, Jalynn, Anna, and Samuel |
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Woolley; and |
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WHEREAS, Representative and Mr. Woolley have long been |
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respected members of the Houston community; they are the former |
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owners of a family business, Houston Armature Works, which |
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celebrated its centennial in 2007; before joining the Texas |
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Legislature in 1995, Representative Woolley served on the Nassau |
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Bay City Council; in addition to her work in local and state |
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government, her myriad contributions to her fellow Texans include |
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service on the boards of the Court Appointed Special Advocates, the |
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Mental Health Association, and the Foundation for Financial |
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Literacy; she has also coached youth sports and served as a Cub |
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Scout leader; and |
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WHEREAS, A golden wedding anniversary is a celebration of |
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love that has stood the test of time; in the case of Beverly and Lynn |
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Woolley, this test has included the challenge of reconciling worlds |
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that are to a certain extent quite different; Mr. Woolley, for |
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instance, has demonstrated a strong affinity for any mode of |
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open-air transport that involves risk taking, from bicycles to |
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motorcyles to off-road vehicles; apart from the potential these |
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conveyances pose for bodily harm, none of them leaps to mind as an |
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especially suitable match for a legislator whose name has become a |
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byword for impeccable grooming and sartorial flair; and |
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WHEREAS, This pair, however, have found the key to making it |
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work; Beverly and Lynn Woolley have now shared a richly rewarding |
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five decades together, and the future looks certain to be infused |
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with the same love, wisdom, and good humor that have brought them to |
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this joyous milestone; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate State Representative Beverly |
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Woolley and Lynn Woolley on their golden wedding anniversary and |
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extend to them sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Representative and Mr. Woolley as an expression of |
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high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |