TITLE: Congratulating Sijifredo "Chacho" and Diana Flores of Benavides on their 50th wedding anniversary.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Sijifredo "Chacho" and Diana Flores of Benavides on their 50th wedding anniversary.

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WHEREAS, A 50th wedding anniversary marks a lifetime of mutual devotion and shared experiences, and Sijifredo and Diana Flores of Benavides are celebrating this joyous milestone in their marriage on June 25, 2011; and WHEREAS, Both natives of Duval County, "Chacho" Flores and the former Diana Carrillo met on the first day of school when he was a freshman and she was an eighth-grader, and one month after her high school graduation in 1961, they were married at Santa Rosa de Lima Catholic Church in Benavides; and WHEREAS, Through the years, Mr. and Mrs. Flores have been blessed with a treasured family that includes four children and their spouses, Luis Javier Flores and his wife, Gianna, Oscar Orlando Flores and his wife, Rose Marie, Juan Antonio Flores, and Emma Luella Buitron and her husband, Lorenzo, as well as their grandchildren, John Ross Flores, Stephanie Lynn Flores, Bianca Ovidia Buitron, Lorenzo Buitron II, and Jose Orlando Flores; and WHEREAS, Chacho Flores is the son of Salvador and Beatriz Flores, and Mrs. Flores is the daughter of former State Representative Oscar Carrillo, Sr., and Evangelina Garcia Carrillo; the couple are very active with Santa Rosa de Lima Catholic Church, where they have participated in many events and for 15 years prepared 250 pounds of carne guisada for the church's annual festival; they have also owned and operated their own businesses, Chacho's Drive-Thru and Diner and C&F Feed and Hardware; and WHEREAS, After running the family dairy and farming business for many years, Mr. Flores went on to serve as a Duval County commissioner, as president of the Independent Milk Association, and as a member of the Lions Club; Mrs. Flores was a legal secretary for 20 years, and she has long been active with the Catholic Daughters of the Americas as a regent, recording secretary, and vice-regent; she currently serves as the administrator of the district office of State Representative Ryan Guillen in Benavides; and WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Flores have enjoyed five decades of abiding love and affection for one another, and they are among an exceptional group of men and women who can claim such a lasting commitment; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Chacho and Diana Flores 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 Mr. and Mrs. Flores as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Guillen Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 130 was adopted by the House on June 28, 2011, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House