TITLE: Congratulating State Representative Beverly Woolley and Lynn Woolley on their 50th wedding anniversary.

SUMMARY: Congratulating State Representative Beverly Woolley and Lynn Woolley on their 50th wedding anniversary.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Our esteemed colleague, State Representative Beverly Woolley, and her husband, Lynn Woolley, celebrated the memorable occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary on September 24, 2010; and WHEREAS, Beverly Massey and Lynn Woolley, both native Houstonians, were united in matrimony at Mount Carmel Catholic Church in the Bayou City in 1960; through the years they have nurtured a fulfilling marriage, and today they take justifiable pride in their fine family, which includes a daughter, Cheryl Jackson, two sons, James and David Woolley, and six grandchildren, Abby and Morgan Jackson and Jamie, Jalynn, Anna, and Samuel Woolley; and WHEREAS, Representative and Mr. Woolley have long been respected members of the Houston community; they are the former owners of a family business, Houston Armature Works, which celebrated its centennial in 2007; before joining the Texas Legislature in 1995, Representative Woolley served on the Nassau Bay City Council; in addition to her work in local and state government, her myriad contributions to her fellow Texans include service on the boards of the Court Appointed Special Advocates, the Mental Health Association, and the Foundation for Financial Literacy; she has also coached youth sports and served as a Cub Scout leader; and WHEREAS, A golden wedding anniversary is a celebration of love that has stood the test of time; in the case of Beverly and Lynn Woolley, this test has included the challenge of reconciling worlds that are to a certain extent quite different; Mr. Woolley, for instance, has demonstrated a strong affinity for any mode of open-air transport that involves risk taking, from bicycles to motorcyles to off-road vehicles; apart from the potential these conveyances pose for bodily harm, none of them leaps to mind as an especially suitable match for a legislator whose name has become a byword for impeccable grooming and sartorial flair; and WHEREAS, This pair, however, have found the key to making it work; Beverly and Lynn Woolley have now shared a richly rewarding five decades together, and the future looks certain to be infused with the same love, wisdom, and good humor that have brought them to this joyous milestone; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate State Representative Beverly Woolley and Lynn Woolley 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 Representative and Mr. Woolley as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Craddick Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 50 was adopted by the House on February 24, 2011, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House