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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, An inspiring couple whose lives have been enhanced |
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by a great and enduring love, Anderson Boyd Lampkin and Dorothy Mae |
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Lampkin of Fort Worth celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on |
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August 31, 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, On that special day in 1953, high school sweethearts |
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A. B. Lampkin and Dorothy Mae Sneed exchanged the vows of matrimony |
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in Austin; their union was blessed with 4 children, Karl, Cynthia, |
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Anthony, and Diane, and through the years, their treasured family |
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has grown to include 11 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren, and |
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4 great-great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Lampkin attended Texas Christian University and |
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Grambling State University, and in the 1960s, he worked as business |
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manager for the Dallas Express weekly newspaper; the family moved |
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to Fort Worth when he embarked on a management career in the |
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insurance industry; following his retirement, he served for 18 |
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years as a team leader for Fort Worth ISD transportation; he was |
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also involved in the Dunbar High School community program and |
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served on its advisory committee; Mrs. Lampkin, a graduate of |
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Tarrant County Junior College and TCU, taught deaf and blind |
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students in the Fort Worth Independent School District for 32 |
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years; together, the Lampkins have volunteered extensively in |
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behalf of the deaf community, serving as interpreters in more than |
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26 states and numerous countries; Mr. Lampkin was instrumental in |
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the establishment of the Goodrich Center for the Deaf, and he and |
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Mrs. Lampkin each served as president and as board members; since |
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1967, they have been interpreters at Shiloh Missionary Baptist |
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Church, where he is a deacon and she a deaconess; members of a |
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number of civic groups, they have been especially active as Life |
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Members of the NAACP; moreover, they give generously of their |
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resources to the St. Joseph Libera Indian School, TCU, and other |
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worthy organizations; and |
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WHEREAS, Sharing strong faith, high ideals, and deep |
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compassion, A. B. and Dorothy Lampkin have set a sterling example |
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through both their exceptional contributions and their enduring |
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commitment to each other; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate A. B. and |
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Dorothy Lampkin on their 70th wedding anniversary and extend to |
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them sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Lampkin as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Collier |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 121 was adopted by the House on |
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December 5, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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