H.R. No. 102       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, A 60th wedding anniversary marks a lifetime of   mutual devotion and shared experiences, and Charles and Lawanda   Hardage of Killeen are celebrating this joyous milestone in their   marriage on September 4, 2025; and          WHEREAS, Charles Erin Hardage and the former Lawanda Jane   Reinisch were joined in matrimony in 1965 in Vernon at a ceremony   conducted in her parents' living room; over the years, they have   been blessed with a treasured family that includes two children,   Leslie and Jud, as well as six grandchildren, Allyson, JT, Zack,   Katy, Ethan, and Abby, and seven great-grandchildren, Wyatt,   Emmitt, Avery, Brinley, Presley, Quinn, and Clay; and          WHEREAS, Early in their life together, Mr. Hardage began   leading the music program at Avondale Baptist Church in Amarillo,   and he went on to take a ministerial position in Burkburnett; in   1971, he was hired as a music and youth director at First Baptist   Church in Lamesa, and Mrs. Hardage directed children's music for   the congregation; from 1978 to 1986, Mr. Hardage was director of   music at First Baptist Church in Killeen; and          WHEREAS, The couple then operated an Armstrong McCall   professional beauty supply franchise in Abilene for 17 years, and   they served in the music department of Pioneer Drive Baptist   Church; after selling the business in 2003, they returned to   Killeen, and Mr. Hardage took a part-time role at LifeWay   Fellowship; the pair became active members of the congregation, and   they delighted in worshipping alongside two generations of their   family; Mr. Hardage baptized several of his grandchildren before   his retirement in 2021; and          WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Hardage have enjoyed six 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 House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Charles and   Lawanda Hardage on their 60th 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. Hardage as an expression of high regard   by the Texas House of Representatives.     Buckley     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 102 was adopted by the House on   September 2, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House