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78R16056 JH-D

By:  Wong                                                         H.R. No. 1171



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The passing of Christopher Albert Kaeppel of Houston 
on May 3, 2003, has brought a tremendous sense of loss to the family 
and many friends of this esteemed physician; and
	WHEREAS, A native of Houston, Dr. Kaeppel was born on 
December 19, 1934, to Albert Enno Kaeppel and Mildred Sheffield 
Kaeppel; after graduating from Rice University and The University 
of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, he completed his internship 
and residency at Hermann Hospital and served two years in the United 
States Navy Medical Corps in Guam; and
	WHEREAS, This outstanding professional maintained a 
successful private medical practice from 1966 to 1999, and he later 
served as director of obstetrics and gynecology at Memorial Family 
Practice; beloved by colleagues and patients alike, he was an 
active member of many professional societies, including the Harris 
County Medical Society, the Texas Medical Association, and the 
Houston Gynecological and Obstetrical Society; and
	WHEREAS, In his free time, Dr. Kaeppel enjoyed such diverse 
interests as woodcarving, camping, fly-fishing, astronomy, 
attending the opera and symphony, reading, tracing his family's 
genealogy, and watching college basketball; and
	WHEREAS, Christopher Kaeppel was a man of wisdom, compassion, 
and great humor, and while he will be deeply missed, his memory will 
live on in the hearts and minds of the many people whose lives he 
touched; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Christopher Albert 
Kaeppel and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to 
his cherished wife of 45 years, Mary Guest Kaeppel; to his father, 
Albert Kaeppel; to his three children, Michelle Kaeppel Brumbaugh 
and her husband, Tim, Christy Kaeppel Day and her husband, Kevin, 
and Colin Kaeppel and his wife, Catherine Colangelo; to his five 
grandsons, Zachary and Nicholas Brumbaugh, Jason Karahan, Travis 
Day, and Julian Kaeppel; and to his other relatives and many 
friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of 
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of 
Christopher Albert Kaeppel.