TITLE: Congratulating Betty Lou and Paul D. Marable of Waco on their 65th wedding anniversary.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Betty Lou and Paul D. Marable of Waco on their 65th wedding anniversary.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Betty Lou and Paul D. Marable of Waco celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on April 28, 2011, and they may indeed reflect with joy on the rewarding relationship they have shared; and WHEREAS, Paul D. Marable, Jr., a veteran of D-Day, and the former Betty Lou Lewis exchanged the vows of matrimony in 1946, and over the course of their marriage, they have found in each other a loving life partner; and WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Marable count among their blessings four successful children, including Betty Sue Flowers, the former director of the LBJ Library and Museum in Austin, Paul Marable III, an attorney and former secretary of the Texas State Bar Association, Linda Murdock, an educator and endowment consultant with the Texas Methodist Foundation, and Robert Marable, a software engineer in New Orleans; the couple have been further blessed with eight grandchildren, John Michael, Brandon, Blake, Carey, John David, Meredith, Gibson, and Stella; and WHEREAS, Throughout their shared lives as a family, Mr. and Mrs. Marable offered their children a warm household devoted to reading, storytelling, and music; for six and a half decades, they have also 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 82nd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Betty Lou and Paul D. Marable on their 65th 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. Marable as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Anderson of McLennan Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2207 was adopted by the House on May 30, 2011, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House