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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Friends and family are mourning the loss of Kenneth |
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W. Arthur of Concan, who passed away on August 29, 2010, at the age |
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of 64; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Uvalde on September 1, 1945, to Pierce and |
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Velma Arthur, Kenneth Wayne Arthur earned a degree in agriculture |
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from Southwest Texas State University; beginning with just a dump |
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truck, backhoe, and small office, he built a subdivision in the Hill |
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Country hamlet of Concan, and his other successful development |
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ventures include The Club at ConCan golf course and the House |
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Pasture Cattle Company Restaurant and Texas Music Venue at the Frio |
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Country Resort; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Arthur enjoyed the love |
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and support of his childhood sweetheart, business partner, and wife |
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of 43 years, Barbara, with whom he delighted in outdoor activities |
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such as hunting and fishing; he is remembered for his devotion to |
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his family and for his generosity to employees, clients, and his |
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fellow Texans; and |
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WHEREAS, Kenneth Arthur was a man of vision who endeared |
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himself to all he met with his positive outlook and steadfast |
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loyalty, and his legacy will long resonate in Uvalde County and |
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beyond; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Kenneth W. Arthur and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Barbara Arthur; to his son, Clint Arthur, and his wife, Korye; to |
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his daughters, Casey Whatley and her husband, Bryan, and Candace |
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Ray and her husband, Harper; to his brother, Pierce Arthur, Jr.; to |
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his sisters, Shirley White and Barbara Lowrance; to his 12 |
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grandchildren; 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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Kenneth |
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Arthur. |
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Hilderbran |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 69 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on February 24, 2011. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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