TITLE: Congratulating Dr. Charles L. Branch, Sr., and Sylvia Lee Boswell Branch on the occasion of their 60th wedding anniversary.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Dr. Charles L. Branch, Sr., and Sylvia Lee Boswell Branch on the occasion of their 60th wedding anniversary.

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WHEREAS, A diamond wedding anniversary is truly cause for a celebration, and on August 4, 2013, Dr. Charles Leon Branch and Mrs. Sylvia Lee Boswell Branch of San Antonio marked this momentous milestone in their marriage; and WHEREAS, The couple met in Nashville, Tennessee, while Dr. Branch, a native of Crockett County, Tennessee, was a student at Vanderbilt University Medical School and the former Sylvia Lee Boswell was enrolled at Peabody College; they were married on August 4, 1953, in the bride's hometown of Lakeland, Florida; and WHEREAS, Dr. and Mrs. Branch have exemplified the qualities of leadership and outstanding citizenship for their five children, 18 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild, whom they have inspired to achieve success, and return service to many, in their respective fields of endeavor; their children and extended family include four sons, Charles L. Branch, Jr., M.D., Chief of Neurosurgery at Wake Forest University Baptist Memorial Hospital, and his wife, Lesa W. Branch, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and their five children, Byron, Daniel, Leslie, Courtney, and Emily Branch; Warren B. Branch, D.D.S., 2011 Texas Dentist of the Year and past president of the San Antonio Dental Society, and his wife, Melissa W. Branch, of San Antonio; Daniel H. Branch, Esq., Chairman of the Committee on Higher Education in the Texas House of Representatives and shareholder of Winstead P.C., and his wife, Stacey S. Branch, of Dallas, and their five children, Daniel Jr., Spencer, Catherine, Charles, and Sarah Branch; and Alfred C. Branch, President/CEO of the Moriah Real Estate Company L.L.C., and his wife, Judy L. Branch, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Midland, and their two children, Meagan and Lee Branch; and one daughter, Cynthia Lee Branch Adams, and her husband, Donald F. Adams, M.D., a prominent ophthalmologist, of San Antonio, and their six children, Henson, Alexandra, Samantha, Harrison, Henry, and Sarah Adams; and WHEREAS, Mrs. Branch began her undergraduate education at Florida Christian College, known today as Florida College, and she went on to graduate from Peabody College, known today as a part of Vanderbilt University; throughout her marriage, she has placed her family at the top of her priority list as a dedicated homemaker along with her service as a teacher at MacArthur Park Church of Christ, while also becoming a respected civic leader and community volunteer; a tireless helper at her children's schools, she served as president of the PTA at Serna Elementary School, John Nance Garner Middle School, and Douglas MacArthur High School in San Antonio's Northeast ISD and has served the greater community as well as president of the Bexar County Medical Society Auxiliary; and WHEREAS, Dr. Branch attended Lipscomb College, known today as Lipscomb University, and graduated from Vanderbilt University and its medical school; he completed a neurosurgical residency at the University of Chicago, received a fellowship to Montreal's McGill University, and began his practice in neurosurgery at the Montreal Neurological Institute under the service of Dr. Wilder Penfield, one of North America's leading neurosurgeons at that time; Dr. Branch was a clinical professor at McGill University and at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, and a distinguished guest lecturer at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, has been widely published on a host of neurological and neurosurgical topics, and has further distinguished himself as a member of the Society of University Neurosurgeons, one of the earliest members of the Harvey Cushing Society, now known as the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), as the recipient of the 2004 AANS Humanitarian Award for his medical mission work in Nigeria, Haiti, and Guyana, as the namesake for the Dr. Charles L. Branch Award at UT Dallas Brain Health Center, and as vice chair of the board of trustees and trustee emeritus of Oklahoma Christian University; and WHEREAS, Throughout six decades of marriage, the Branches have made their home in Chicago, Illinois; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and San Antonio, where they remain valued members of the community; the couple are active members of the MacArthur Park Church of Christ, where Dr. Branch is an elder, teacher, and medical missionary, and Mrs. Branch is a longtime children's teacher; in addition, she is an active board member of The Christian Chronicle newspaper; Dr. Branch is the founder of and, along with Mrs. Branch, acts as general partner for the Branch Ranch holdings in Geronimo; and WHEREAS, Together, Dr. and Mrs. Branch have shared the trials and triumphs of six decades, and it is a pleasure to join in honoring their enduring union; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Dr. Charles Leon Branch, Sr., and Mrs. Sylvia Lee Boswell Branch on the joyous occasion of their 60th 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. Branch as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Branch Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr Alonzo Gooden Otto Alvarado Guerra Paddie Anchia Guillen Parker Anderson Gutierrez Patrick Ashby Harless Perez Aycock Harper-Brown Perry Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips Bohac Herrero Pickett Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price Branch Huberty Raney Burkett Hughes Ratliff Burnam Hunter Raymond Button Isaac Reynolds Callegari Johnson Riddle Canales Kacal Ritter Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis Clardy King of Parker Rose Coleman King of Taylor Sanford Collier King of Zavala Schaefer Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell Creighton Krause Simmons Crownover Kuempel Simpson Dale Larson Smith Darby Laubenberg Smithee Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland Deshotel Longoria Strama Dukes Lozano Taylor Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris Elkins Martinez Toth Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin Farias McClendon Turner of Harris Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miles Villalba Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morrison White Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman Giddings Murphy Wu Goldman Naishtat Zedler Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 60 was adopted by the House on August 5, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House