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79R13475 MAM-D

By:  Cook of Colorado                                             H.R. No. 1375



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Memories of many joyful times and meaningful 
accomplishments may comfort the family and friends of Ronald Lee 
Kellett, who passed away on September 1, 2004, at the age of 63; and
	WHEREAS, Born on October 9, 1940, in La Marque, Mr. Kellett 
earned a degree in accounting from Lamar University and practiced 
public accounting in San Antonio until 1972, when he moved to 
Kingsville to accept a position with the King Ranch; while a 
resident of Kingsville, he served as chair of the area economic 
development foundation and the Spohn-Kelberg Memorial Hospital 
Educational Foundation, and as co-chair of Spohn-Kelberg Memorial 
Hospital; he was awarded the Outstanding Citizen Award for his 
service to the community; and
	WHEREAS, After spending eight years in Harlingen, where he 
continued his civic involvement, Mr. Kellett and his beloved wife, 
Sharon, moved to Rockport, which they had visited numerous times 
for duck hunting and fishing; while in Rockport, he became chair of 
the finance and fund-raising committee of the Aransas County 
Republican Party and a member of the board of directors of the 
Rockport-Fulton Area Chamber of Commerce; his lifetime 
achievements also included a gubernatorial appointment to serve his 
fellow Texans on the state banking commission; and
	WHEREAS, Ron Kellett was a treasured citizen who made 
numerous contributions to the betterment of his community and state 
through his public service, and he will be dearly missed by all 
those who were privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Ronald Lee Kellett and 
extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife of 
39 years, Sharon C. Kellett; to his daughter, Rhonda L. Peterson and 
her husband, Daniel; to his grandchildren, Matthew and Ashley 
Peterson; to his brother, Cliff Kellett, Jr.; 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 Ron 
Kellett.