LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating Jim and Ruth Marshall upon the
occasion of their 50th Wedding Anniversary

WHEREAS, Jim and Ruth Marshall will joyously celebrate their Golden
Wedding Anniversary at a gathering on Saturday, May 14, 2011; and
WHEREAS, Jim Marshall is the founder of the Jim Marshall Farms Founda-
tion, Inc., an organization which exists to assist persons of all ages,
especially our youth, managing mental illness, physical or developmental
disability, or any other problem causing despair, and including persons
close to those who are so involved to live fuller happier lives; and
WHEREAS, The motto of Jim Marshall Farms, Inc. is "When you help some-
one you help yourself!"; and
WHEREAS, Jim and Ruth Marshall are and always have been a tower of
strength, support, understanding and limitless love for their family;
and
WHEREAS, Their love, devotion, caring, sensitivity and responsiveness
to their family, friends and all who know them are their hallmark and
tradition; and
WHEREAS, Jim and Ruth Marshall have lived and continue to live their
lives with great dignity and genuine grace, always demonstrating a deep
and continuing concern for human values and ideals, and in so doing,
they have inspired others to do the same; and
WHEREAS, This meaningful occasion is the result of the love, hard work
and spirit that this couple has invested in their marriage; and
WHEREAS, These same values they have passed to their loved ones,
producing a family that is close-knit and supportive of its individual
members, public-minded in its relations to the community and committed
to the ideals of citizenship upon which this Nation was founded; and
WHEREAS, Jim and Ruth Marshall have touched the lives of their family,
many friends and those served by the Jim Marshall Farms Foundation
through the shining example of their marriage, which is a testament to
the devotion and admiration which they possess for one another; and
WHEREAS, The longevity of this enduring marriage truly marks a mile-
stone in life's journey, an event of personal triumph and joy; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when an occa-
sion of such importance is brought to our attention, the same should be
memorialized by us for the edification and emulation of others; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate Jim and Ruth Marshall upon the occasion of their 50th
Wedding Anniversary; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Jim and Ruth Marshall.