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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
CELEBRATING THE 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY OF RAY AND PAT MURPHY
WHEREAS on July 30, 2016, Ray and Pat Murphy will together celebrate 50 years of marital bliss; and
WHEREAS Ray and Pat Murphy first met at a bowling alley in 1965 and were engaged later that year; and
WHEREAS Ray and Pat Murphy exchanged their vows of marriage at Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church in Chicago on July 30, 1966, and have remained devoted parishioners since that day; and
WHEREAS Ray and Pat Murphy are the loving parents of John and Margaret and during the course of their lives together as a family, they provided a nurturing and caring home in which to raise their children; and
WHEREAS Ray and Pat Murphy cherish their role as grandparents are immensely proud of their three grandchildren, Dennis, Amanda and Patsy; and
WHEREAS Ray and Pat Murphy have shared 50 years of marriage in loving and constant devotion to one another, truly exemplifying the spirit of the Sacrament of Matrimony, and serving as a model of inspiration to their children, grandchildren, and all who know them; and
WHEREAS Ray and Pat Murphy have celebrated their 1rst, 25th, 40th and 50th Anniversaries by renewing their vows at Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church; and
WHEREAS Ray and Pat Murphy are richly deserving of the fond wishes from their family and many friends as they mark this marital milestone; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Cook County that the Board extends its warmest congratulations to Ray and Pat Murphy on the joyous occasion of their 50th Wedding Anniversary, and wishes them many more years of happiness together; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this text be spread upon the official proceedings of this Honorable Body, and a ceremonial copy of same be presented to Ray and Pat Murphy to commemorate this happy event.
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