LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Robert Curtis upon
the occasion of celebrating their 65th Wedding Anniversary

WHEREAS, Robert Newell Curtis and Jeanne Alice Cheney were united in
marriage on May 7, 1949, at the Church of the Nazarene in Watertown, New
York, with the Reverend Walter MacPherson, Jr. officiating; and
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis celebrated their 65th Wedding Anniversary
with dinner at the Crystal Restaurant in Watertown; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Curtis attended a one-room schoolhouse in Brownville, New
York; he served in World War II from 1943 to 1945 as a medical corporal
and was a prisoner of war for eight months, receiving a purple heart;
and
WHEREAS, Mr. Curtis worked as a crane operator and foreman at Abe
Cooper Surplus in Watertown and as a mechanic at Reasoner's Garage; he
enjoys reading; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Curtis graduated from Watertown High School, and worked
as a homemaker and at Dairyland, Puff's Ice Cream and in the Watertown
High School cafeteria; she enjoys bingo; and
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis are loving parents, grandparents, great-
grandparents and great-great grandparents and enjoy spending time with
their large family; and
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis 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, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis 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, They have passed these same values 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, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis have touched the lives of their family
and many friends 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 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Curtis upon the occasion of celebrating
their 65th Wedding Anniversary; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Curtis.