Bill Text: TX HR2393 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Bob and Merle Holland of Fort Worth on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-22 - Reported enrolled [HR2393 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR2393-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2393 |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Bob Holland and Merle Holland of Fort Worth are | ||
celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on June 29, 2013, and | ||
they may indeed reflect with joy on the rewarding relationship they | ||
have shared; and | ||
WHEREAS, Bob Holland and the former Merle Stokes went on | ||
their first date on July 14, 1960; having established their | ||
compatibility over the course of 370 more dates, they duly got | ||
engaged on May 7, 1963; they married the following month in a | ||
ceremony held at Willow Meadows Baptist Church in Houston; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dr. and Mrs. Holland were later blessed with two | ||
sons and a daughter; they served as youth coaches in soccer and | ||
baseball, and Mrs. Holland became a soccer referee; today, their | ||
close-knit family includes their children, Guy Holland, Beth | ||
Holland Klimas and her husband, Eric, and Mark Holland and his wife, | ||
Wendy, as well as two grandchildren, Rowan and Gage; and | ||
WHEREAS, A retired dentist, Dr. Holland graduated from The | ||
University of Texas at Austin; he began his practice in Houston in | ||
the mid-1960s before relocating it to Fort Worth; Mrs. Holland had | ||
a 25-year career with Fort Worth Country Day School, from which she | ||
retired as the lower school technology and curriculum coordinator; | ||
moreover, she has been very active through the years in the honorary | ||
educator organization Delta Kappa Gamma Society International and | ||
has held several leadership positions with the group at the state | ||
and national levels; and | ||
WHEREAS, The couple are valued members of University Baptist | ||
Church and volunteer for its programs; Dr. Holland is a longtime | ||
deacon and Mrs. Holland taught Sunday school there for over a | ||
quarter-century; and | ||
WHEREAS, Avid football fans as well, the Hollands follow the | ||
Dallas Cowboys, the Texas Longhorns, and the Louisiana State | ||
University Tigers; Mrs. Holland enjoys playing the piano, and since | ||
taking up the harp, she has been asked to perform at a variety of | ||
functions; among Dr. Holland's favorite pursuits are gardening and | ||
cooking, and he has also learned the art of making custom knives; | ||
together, they have recently discovered the joys and challenges of | ||
fly-fishing; and | ||
WHEREAS, For five decades, Bob and Merle Holland have brought | ||
to their marriage laughter, kindness, and devotion, and it is a | ||
pleasure to honor them for their enduring commitment; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Bob and Merle Holland on their | ||
golden 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 Dr. and Mrs. Holland as an expression of high regard | ||
by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Goldman | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2393 was adopted by the House on May | ||
22, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||