85R31005 CJM-D
 
  By: Stucky H.R. No. 2209
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Rosemary Shugert Cross and Thornton Young of Argyle
  will begin a new chapter in their lives on May 19, 2017, for on that
  day they are embarking on their journey together as husband and
  wife; and
         WHEREAS, Members of the Class of 1962 at Burges High School in
  El Paso, "Mamie" Cross and "Thorny" Young reconnected in 2012 while
  planning and attending their 50th high school reunion; they met
  again a few months later at an alumni brunch organized by Ms. Cross
  and began dating soon after; and
         WHEREAS, Ms. Cross and Mr. Young are exchanging the vows of
  matrimony in a ceremony at the Little Chapel in the Woods on the
  Texas Woman's University campus in Denton; the occasion will bring
  together their close-knit circle of friends and family, including
  Ms. Cross's two children and five grandchildren and Mr. Young's two
  children and four grandchildren; and
         WHEREAS, Mamie Cross and Thorny Young have been blessed with
  a relationship that has grown in love, respect, and understanding
  with each passing day, and it is truly a pleasure to congratulate
  them on their good fortune in finding one another; now, therefore,
  be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
  Legislature hereby congratulate Rosemary "Mamie" Shugert Cross and
  Thornton "Thorny" Young on their wedding and extend to them sincere
  best wishes for a lifetime of happiness; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for the couple as an expression of high regard by the Texas
  House of Representatives.