H.R. No. 644


R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Firefighter Kevin Kulow of Sealy died in the line of duty on April 4, 2004, at the age of 32, and the tragic passing of this heroic Texan deeply saddened the communities he served and all who were privileged to know him; and WHEREAS, Mr. Kulow exemplified, in his personal and professional conduct, the singular virtues of courage, integrity, and unwavering dedication; and WHEREAS, A loving son, husband, and father, he dreamed of becoming a firefighter as a young boy; he worked as a junior firefighter while in high school and later served 12 years with the Sealy Volunteer Fire Department; in 2003, he graduated from the Val Jahnke training facility and joined the Houston Fire Department; and WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Kevin Kulow established a record of meritorious action that is consistent with the highest ideals of the fire-fighting profession; he was a passionate defender of life and property, and although he is deeply missed, the legacy of selflessness and bravery that he leaves behind will not soon be forgotten; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas Legislature hereby pay special tribute to the life of Kevin Kulow and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Marla; to his stepson, Justin Reynolds and son, Kyle; to his parents, Daniel and Elaine Kulow; and to all those who mourn the passing of this beloved gentleman; 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 Kevin Kulow. Kolkhorst Craddick Geren Menendez Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso Anderson Goolsby Morrison Bailey Griggs Mowery Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat Berman Guillen Nixon Blake Haggerty Noriega Bohac Hamilton Oliveira Bonnen Hamric Olivo Branch Hardcastle Orr Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton Burnam Hegar Pena Callegari Herrero Phillips Campbell Hilderbran Pickett Casteel Hill Pitts Castro Hochberg Puente Chavez Hodge Quintanilla Chisum Homer Raymond Coleman Hope Reyna Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter Corte Hughes Rodriguez Crabb Hunter Rose Crownover Hupp Seaman Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis Denny Keel Solomons Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama Driver Keffer of Eastland Straus Dukes King of Parker Swinford Dunnam King of Zavala Talton Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor Edwards Krusee Thompson Eiland Kuempel Truitt Eissler Laney Turner Elkins Laubenberg Uresti Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale Farabee Luna Veasey Farrar Madden Villarreal Flores Martinez Vo Flynn Martinez Fischer West Frost McCall Wong Gallego McClendon Woolley Gattis McReynolds Zedler ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 644 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on March 8, 2005. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House