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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and |
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meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort those who mourn the |
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loss of John Robert Kleimann of Willis, who passed away on January |
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23, 2009, at the age of 81; and |
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WHEREAS, A native Texan, John Kleimann was born in Houston on |
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January 16, 1928; destined to be a leader from an early age, he won |
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the first calf scramble in the history of the Houston Livestock Show |
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and Rodeo at the age of 15; three years later, he enlisted in the |
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U.S. Navy and became a Seabee, and during his service he helped to |
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prepare Bikini Island for the first atomic bomb test; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Kleimann went on to own and operate the largest |
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dairy farm and ranch in South Texas; a prominent figure in his |
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profession, he became executive vice president of the South Texas |
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Milk Producers Association and served for 28 years as the director |
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and three-time president of the Montgomery County Farm Bureau; he |
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was also executive director of Citadel Bank and, as a Realtor, |
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helped to develop the Bridgepoint subdivision; and |
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WHEREAS, For 16 years, Mr. Kleimann served his fellow |
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citizens with distinction as the constable of Precinct 1 in |
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Montgomery County; he served as the precinct's justice of the peace |
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from 1991 until his retirement in 2003, and throughout his |
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outstanding tenure he was particularly known for his desire to help |
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young people; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Kleimann also gave generously of his time and |
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talents to a number of community groups; a charter member and |
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director of the Willis Area Chamber of Commerce, he was a valued |
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member of American Legion Post No. 618 and the Montgomery County |
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Philosophical Society and an honorary life member of the Knights of |
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Columbus; in addition, he was a 21-year member and three-time |
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president of the local Rotary Club, with 14 years of perfect |
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attendance; and |
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WHEREAS, This devoted family man shared nearly six decades of |
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marriage with his wife, Beatrice, with whom he had four children, |
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Kathleen, Jeanette, David, and the late John Robert Kleimann, Jr.; |
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he enjoyed spending time with his loved ones, especially his nine |
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grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Although he will be greatly missed, John Kleimann |
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leaves behind a legacy that will live on in his many contributions |
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to his hometown and in the cherished memories of his loved ones; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of John Robert Kleimann |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Beatrice; to his children, Kathleen Dunlap and her husband, |
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John, Jeanette Rae and her husband, Donald, and David Kleimann and |
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his wife, Kim; to his grandchildren, Lauren, Lesley, and Landyn |
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Dunlap, Jacqueline, Jillian, and Joseph Rae, and Taylor, John |
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David, and Meredith Kleimann; and to his other relatives and |
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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 John Robert |
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Kleimann. |