[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 29, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E106]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING LOYD AND SUE EUBANKS ON THEIR 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

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                          HON. KENNY MARCHANT

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 29, 2008

  Mr. MARCHANT. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Loyd and Sue 
Eubanks on their 50th wedding anniversary.
  The Eubanks met in February 1956 at the Methodist Church in Havelock, 
N.C. Loyd proposed to Sue in December of that year and then left for 
fourteen months to Japan as a 2nd Lt. and pilot with VMF-334. Upon his 
return, the Eubanks were married on March 8, 1958 at Wesley United 
Methodist Church in Modesto, California. Their honeymoon was spent 
traveling back across the country in a brown Volkswagen to Havelock, 
North Carolina.
  After 7-8 months, Loyd finished his staff duty and went to Pensacola 
and Jacksonville, N.C. where he trained and eventually flew helicopters 
for the remaining 14 months of service. During that time, they 
celebrated the birth of their first son, Kenneth Allen, at the Naval 
Hospital at Camp Lejuene. After Loyd's time in the service, he earned a 
degree in Accounting and for the next thirteen years, they lived in 
Dallas and Kansas City where Loyd worked for the International 
Accounting Firm of Ernst and Ernst. Their second son, Clifford Daniel, 
was born in Dallas in November 1964.
  In 1975, Loyd went to work for the LTV Corporation in Oklahoma City 
and then Dallas. While living in Southlake, Texas, Sue worked as a 
substitute teacher at Carroll ISD and taught in the Mothers Day Out 
Program at the Bedford UMC. She also earned an Associate Degree from 
Tarrant County Community College. Loyd served on the City Council.
  In the early 1990's, and after 18 years as residents of Texas, the 
Eubanks moved to California. The LTV Corporation dismantled and was 
acquired by Northrop Grumman Corporation whose headquarters was Los 
Angeles. After 4 years in California and missing their grandchildren, 
the Eubanks moved back to the Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplex and currently 
live in Euless, Texas.
  Loyd and Sue have been active members of their community and do most 
things together. Sue is a Republican Precinct Chairman and Election 
Judge. Loyd builds signs and serves as a low ranking Election Clerk. 
They are active members of the Metroplex Republican Women's Club, the 
Northeast Couples Club and the Bedford United Methodist Church. 
Throughout the years, they have been active in the PTA, the Cub Scouts, 
the JCs, the Kiwanis, the United Methodist Women and the Republican 
Party.
  The Eubanks enjoy camping and spending time with their children and 
grandchildren: Kristi, Mason, Allie, Caleb and Alyssa.
  It is my honor to recognize Loyd and Sue Eubanks and congratulate 
them on this wonderful and momentous event. Together they exemplify the 
ideals of strong family and community involvement. I would like to 
extend my best wishes to the Eubanks as they celebrate their 50th 
wedding anniversary.




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