TITLE: Honoring Jack and Kathleen McCrady of Austin on their 70th wedding anniversary.

SUMMARY: Honoring Jack and Kathleen McCrady of Austin on their 70th wedding anniversary.

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WHEREAS, The 70th wedding anniversary of two people still as in love as the day they married is a milestone not frequently reached and therefore all the more worth celebrating; and WHEREAS, Jesse L. "Jack" McCrady and the former Kathleen Holland were joined in matrimony on December 24, 1942, during their Christmas break; at the time, they were still high school seniors in Hollis, Oklahoma, where they were classmates and close friends of Edith and Darrell Royal; and WHEREAS, Following graduation in May 1943, Mr. McCrady was drafted into the U.S. Army and served his country with distinction in World War II as a pilot of twin-engine aircraft; after his honorable discharge, he joined the Texas National Guard and primarily worked as a helicopter pilot based at Camp Mabry in Austin; he earned a number of honors through the years and retired with the rank of major in 1973; and WHEREAS, Mrs. McCrady, who had a notable career with the Austin Independent School District, is a gifted and nationally known quilt artist, whose work has been exhibited to great acclaim and is held in private and corporate collections; and WHEREAS, An expert in quilt appraisal and the author of a popular book entitled My Life With Quilts,Mrs. McCrady is a charter member of the Austin Area Quilt Guild and founder of Quilt History Study Hall; she has also offered classes on history, restoration, and conservation using her extensive collection of quilts, fabrics, and ephemera, and in 2006, she donated that collection to the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin; and WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. McCrady are longtime residents of the Brentwood neighborhood of Austin, where they are active in their neighborhood association; they have been faithful members of Northwest Baptist Church for decades; and WHEREAS, Blessed with a treasured family, they enjoy spending time with their 4 children, Michael, Nancy, Phillip, and Karol Ann, and their spouses, as well as their 11 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great-grandchildren; and WHEREAS, Jack and Kathleen McCrady have shared seven 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 83rd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Jack and Kathleen McCrady on their 70th 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. McCrady as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Naishtat Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 804 was adopted by the House on March 20, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House