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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Kenneth Dewayne Phillips of Dallas on September 26, |
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2023, at the age of 79; and |
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WHEREAS, Kenneth Phillips was born in Lansing, Michigan, on |
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February 7, 1944, to William and Edna Phillips; he attended Lansing |
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Eastern High School, where he met his future wife; answering his |
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nation's call to duty, he joined the U.S. Air Force, and he went on |
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to earn a degree from the University of Alaska while stationed at |
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Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his discharge, Mr. Phillips returned to |
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Michigan in 1970 and took a job at a feed company; he later embarked |
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on a career in medical sales and was hired by Ethicon; in 1976, he |
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was offered the opportunity to open a territory for DePuy Synthes in |
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Southern California, where he would reside for the next two |
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decades; after leaving California, he lived in several places, |
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including Michigan, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, before |
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settling in Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Phillips was a devoted father to his three |
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children, Tanya, Todd, and Heidi, whom he supported in all of their |
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endeavors; with the passing years, his treasured family grew to |
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include six grandchildren, Maddie, Max, Duncan, Ava, Ben, and Ruby; |
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his life was further enriched by the wide circle of friends that he |
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made during his many adventures; and |
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WHEREAS, While the passing of Kenneth Phillips brings great |
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sadness to his loved ones, he leaves behind a legacy that will long |
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be treasured by all those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Kenneth Dewayne Phillips and extend heartfelt condolences to the |
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members of his family: to his children, Tanya Phillips, Kenneth |
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Todd Phillips and his wife, Stephanie, and Heidi Carvalho and her |
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husband, Matt; to his grandchildren, Maddie, Max, and Duncan |
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Carvalho and Ava, Ben, and Ruby Phillips; and to his other relatives |
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and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Kenneth |
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Phillips. |