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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 363
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In Memory |
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Bryan Kelting |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends have suffered an immeasurable |
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loss with the untimely passing of Bryan Taylor Kelting of Houston |
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on March 6, 2023, at the age of 31; and |
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WHEREAS, Bryan Kelting was born in Houston on February 26, |
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1992, to Deborah Kelting Fite and Mark Kelting, and his family |
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included his two brothers, Dylan and Blake; a skilled and |
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dedicated basketball player throughout his youth, he was a member |
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of advanced AAU teams and played in the AAU Basketball Nationals |
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in Memphis, Tennessee, in 2005; and |
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WHEREAS, After graduating from Stratford High School, |
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Mr. Kelting attended Texas A&M University, where he was a member |
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of Sigma Chi Fraternity; he earned a bachelor's degree in |
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economics in 2014 and went on to enjoy a rewarding career as the |
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director of sales for group benefits with EMG Insurance |
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Brokerage; over the course of his exemplary seven-year tenure |
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with the company, he was responsible for successfully |
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structuring a group medical benefits department from the ground |
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up; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Kelting shared a rewarding relationship with |
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his partner, Sarah Sgarbi, and the couple devoted themselves to |
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fostering dogs that required specialized and attentive care; |
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together, they worked with various shelters in an effort to give |
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animals a chance at recovery, life, and finding their forever |
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homes; and |
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WHEREAS, Although his journey on this earth ended far too |
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soon, Bryan Kelting touched the lives of everyone around him in |
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ways beyond measure with his compassion, empathy, and kindness, |
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and they will forever hold him close in their hearts; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Bryan Taylor |
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Kelting and extend profound condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his mother, Deborah Kelting Fite, and her husband, |
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Ralph H. Fite; to his father, Mark Steven Kelting; to his |
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brothers, Dylan Ray Leal and Blake Richard Kelting; to his loving |
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companion, Sarah Sgarbi; and to his other relatives and friends; |
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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 Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Bryan Kelting. |
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Bettencourt, Middleton |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 29, 2023, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |