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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Family and a host of friends are mourning the |
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untimely loss of Kyle W. Perkins of Kilgore, who died on January 25, |
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2009, at the age of 45; and |
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WHEREAS, A member of the Kilgore Fire Department for more |
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than four years, Mr. Perkins and another firefighter lost their |
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lives in the line of duty during a training exercise; and |
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WHEREAS, Kyle Perkins was born in Houston on June 19, 1963, to |
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Loree Baird Perkins Samford and William Lee Perkins; he grew up in |
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Houston and Whittier, California, and graduated from Kilgore High |
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School in 1981; he went on to attend Kilgore College, where he was a |
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member of the marching band and the stage band; and |
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WHEREAS, Starting in high school, Mr. Perkins worked with his |
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grandfather, Marvin Baird, at Baird Tire Company in Kilgore; he |
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later became the owner and operator of the business; and |
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WHEREAS, At the age of 40, Mr. Perkins decided he wanted to |
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serve his community as a firefighter, and in 2003, he graduated from |
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the Kilgore College Fire Academy; the following year, he became a |
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member of the Kilgore Fire Department and the Kilgore Rescue Unit; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Perkins was an engaged member of his community, |
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serving two terms as president of the Rotary Club and becoming a |
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Paul Harris Fellow; he was an assistant scoutmaster for Boy Scout |
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Troop 252 and one of the mountain men reenactors known as the |
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Pineywoods Buckskinners; his passion for music was expressed |
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through his performances with the Sabine River Bottom Tune Shiners |
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quartet and the Sound Connection men's chorus; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of strong faith, Mr. Perkins was a deacon at |
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Chandler Street Church of Christ; he was warmhearted, generous, and |
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optimistic, often volunteering to help others without any thought |
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of recognition or reward, and he will be long remembered by all |
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those whose lives he touched; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby pay tribute to the life of Kyle W. Perkins and extend sincere |
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condolences to the members of his family: to his wife, Linda |
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Perkins; to his daughter, Laura Perkins; to his son, Travis |
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Perkins; to his mother, Loree Baird Perkins Samford; to his father, |
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William Lee Perkins; to his sister, Lanea Cope; to his |
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parents-in-law, Larry and Carlene Partain; to his brothers-in-law, |
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Alan Partain and his wife, Courtney, and Steven Partain and his |
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wife, Cheri; to his nieces, La Rea' Fallis, Danielle Fallis, and |
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Lashea Cope; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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Kyle Perkins. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 186 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 7, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 186 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the Senate on June 1, 2009. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |