[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12462]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING THE 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY OF BOBBY & SHIRLEY STALLINGS

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                          HON. DANIEL WEBSTER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 25, 2013

  Mr. WEBSTER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 
dear friends and neighbors of mine, Bobby and Shirley Stallings, and 
celebrate with them on a very special occasion. On June 20, 2013, Bobby 
and Shirley celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.
   Bobby and Shirley were married on June 20, 1963, by Chaplain Jolly 
at McCoy Air Force Base in Central Florida. They spent the beginning of 
their marriage in Salina, Kansas on Schilling Air Force Base where 
Bobby was stationed working on Atlas missiles in underground silos. 
While stationed in Kansas, Shirley went back to high school to earn her 
diploma and worked part time. Upon the completion of his service in the 
U.S. Air Force, Bobby went to work at Kennedy Space Center for North 
American Rockwell until 1969 when Mission Apollo 11 landed the first 
humans on the moon. Saving every penny possible in order to start their 
first business, Bobby and Shirley opened a child care center to help 
educate and prepare children for the future.
   Bobby and Shirley have been abundantly blessed with a wonderful 
family and many friends. They are the parents of a son and daughter, 
and grandparents of two granddaughters. In addition, Bobby and Shirley 
remain in touch with many of the children they provided care for at 
their child care center.
   Their dedicated service to their community and country is to be 
admired. I would like to congratulate them both for all of their 
accomplishments during their marriage, and in particular, thank them 
for all the sacrifices made while Bobby served in our nation's 
military.
   Marriage and strong families are indispensable contributors to the 
prosperity of our nation. On behalf of the people of Central Florida, I 
am honored to recognize Bobby and Shirley for their testament of 
loyalty and faithfulness to one another and their family. I offer my 
sincerest congratulations to them for 50 years of marriage, and may God 
continue to bless them and their family in the years to come.

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