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WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and |
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meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the family and friends |
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of David Kitchens of Mineola, who passed away on March 3, 2007, at |
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the age of 95; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Mineola on August 25, 1911, Mr. Kitchens |
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graduated from Mineola High School in 1927 and attended Texas A&M |
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University; a veteran of World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy |
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and was stationed in Saipan and the Marianas Islands; and |
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WHEREAS, After completing his military duty, he helped run |
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his family's business, Kitchens Hardware, with his father and |
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brother; he took great pleasure in assisting customers and later |
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took over the store, operating it until his retirement in the early |
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1980s; when he was not working, he enjoyed singing, and he was a |
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member of the Mineola Minstrels performance group; and |
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WHEREAS, Known for his kind and gentlemanly manner, Mr. |
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Kitchens found pleasure in the smallest details of life; a gifted |
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storyteller, he shared memories of his life and of the history of |
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the town with others; he enjoyed some 50 years of marriage to his |
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wife, the late Rosemond Harman Kitchens, who was a schoolteacher, |
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and the couple were blessed with two sons and a daughter; and |
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WHEREAS, David Kitchens lived a full and generous life, and |
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he will long be remembered with great admiration and affection; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of David Kitchens and |
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offer condolences to the members of his family: to his children, |
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John David Kitchens, William Harman Kitchens, and Charm Barrett; to |
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his grandsons, Jay Kitchens and David and Daniel Barrett; to his |
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great-grandchildren, Daniel and Anna Rose Barrett; and to his other |
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relatives 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 David |
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Kitchens. |