TITLE: Congratulating Alva and Willie Mae Haydon of Dripping Springs on their 75th wedding anniversary.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Alva and Willie Mae Haydon of Dripping Springs on their 75th wedding anniversary.

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WHEREAS, A 75th wedding anniversary marks a lifetime of mutual devotion and shared experiences, and Alva and Willie Mae Haydon of Dripping Springs celebrated this joyous milestone in their marriage on January 1, 2013; and WHEREAS, Both lifelong residents of Dripping Springs, Alva Haydon and the former Willie Mae Wilson were joined in matrimony in 1938; through the years, they have been blessed with a treasured family that includes 2 sons, as well as 5 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; and WHEREAS, Mr. Haydon is a veteran of the United States Navy who served his country honorably in World War II; on returning to his hometown, he helped form the Dripping Springs Fire Department and served as its first chief; he further contributed to his fellow citizens as a member of the local school board and as a longtime president of the Dripping Springs Water Supply Corporation, and he held office as the city's second mayor from 1982 to 1986; along the way, Mr. Haydon owned and operated Central Garage for many years; and WHEREAS, Devoted to her community, Mrs. Haydon is a former PTA volunteer who also shared her time with the Hill Country Senior Citizens Center and Thrift Store and the Hill Country Care Auxiliary; in addition, she is a charter member and past president of the General Ben McCulloch Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and she has served as Worthy Matron of the Dripping Springs Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star; and WHEREAS, The Haydons are valued members of the First Baptist Church of Dripping Springs, where Mr. Haydon has been a deacon for more than half a century and Mrs. Haydon's involvement has included singing in the choir, teaching Sunday school, and serving as church clerk; and WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Haydon have enjoyed seven and a half decades of abiding love and affection for each other, 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 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas hereby honor Alva and Willie Mae Haydon on their 75th 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. Haydon as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate. Isaac 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 President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 37 was adopted by the House on February 14, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 37 was adopted by the Senate on February 19, 2013, by a viva-voce vote. Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: Date Governor