TITLE: Congratulating Bobbie Craddock of Winnsboro on her 100th birthday.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Bobbie Craddock of Winnsboro on her 100th birthday.

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WHEREAS, Bobbie Martin Craddock of Winnsboro celebrated her 100th birthday on March 8, 2013, and this milestone is indeed deserving of special recognition; and WHEREAS, Born in 1913 in Quitman, the former Bobbie Edmonds Martin is the daughter of Richard and Eubera Martin; she helped her father deliver the mail to Hainesville, and she was just five years old when she watched the parade marking the end of World War I pass in front of the Quitman courthouse lawn; she attended school in Quitman and graduated from high school in Mineola in 1930; and WHEREAS, She got a job at the Agriculture Adjustment Office in Quitman and began dating a fellow employee, Joe Bailey Craddock; the couple married on March 16, 1940, at the Methodist parsonage in Quitman; and WHEREAS, Soon thereafter, the newlyweds built a house in Winnsboro, where they raised their daughters, Ann, Sue, and Peggy; a dedicated homemaker, Mrs. Craddock supported her husband's farming business for 59 years until his passing in 1999; and WHEREAS, Still living in the house she and her husband built more than seven decades ago, Mrs. Craddock enjoys proximity to two of her daughters who live next door; she also delights in the company of her 7 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; and WHEREAS, Bobbie Craddock is a source of tremendous inspiration, and in sharing the experience gained through a century of life well lived, she bestows a precious gift of wisdom that benefits all who are fortunate enough to know her; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Bobbie Martin Craddock on her 100th birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mrs. Craddock as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Hughes Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1342 was adopted by the House on April 17, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House