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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1029
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In Memory |
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Keith Edward Kaiser |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the citizens |
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of San Antonio in mourning the loss of Keith Edward Kaiser, who |
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died April 21, 2007, at the age of 63; and |
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WHEREAS, Keith Kaiser was a renowned trial lawyer and |
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mentor to many successful attorneys at the law firm of |
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Cox Smith Matthews in San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, He was born on September 9, 1943, in |
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Stillwater, Oklahoma; he was reared in Midland and graduated |
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from Texas Tech University; he spent two years in the |
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United States Army, including one year as a field artillery |
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officer in Vietnam; following his military service, he attended |
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law school at Saint Mary's University and graduated in 1971; and |
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WHEREAS, He was the first law clerk to be hired by the law |
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firm then known as Cox and Smith; he spent his entire 36-year |
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career with the firm and worked on many high-profile cases; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Kaiser was well known for his commitment to |
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the interests of his clients and his attention to detail; a |
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consummate professional, he was inducted into the elite American |
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College of Trial Lawyers, an honor open to only one percent of the |
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lawyers in any state at any given time; he was also nominated by |
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his peers to Texas Monthly magazine's list of "Super Lawyers"; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, |
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and he leaves memories that will be treasured forever by his |
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family and many friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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80th Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the |
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bereaved family of Keith Edward Kaiser: his wife, Diann Bartek; |
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his daughter, Blair Wallace Kaiser; his parents, |
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Carl and Genevieve Kaiser; his brothers, Terry Kaiser and |
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Scott Kaiser; his sisters, Vicki Green and Kim Etheridge; and one |
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grandson; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the |
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Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it |
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do so in memory of Keith Edward Kaiser. |
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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 May 14, 2007, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |