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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Steven Patrick Kanaly, an esteemed Houston |
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businessman and philanthropist, died on January 11, 2011, at the |
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age of 57; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to E. Deane and Virginia Lee Kanaly in Oklahoma |
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City on August 9, 1953, Steven Kanaly moved to Houston with his |
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family as a child; he graduated from Westchester Senior High School |
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and went on to earn his bachelor's degree in business |
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administration from The University of Texas at Austin in 1976; and |
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WHEREAS, Soon after his return to Houston, Mr. Kanaly joined |
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his father's newly formed company, Kanaly Trust, where he started |
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out as a financial advisor; he later served as the company's |
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president and vice chair, and he continued to sit on the board of |
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directors following his retirement in 2008; and |
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WHEREAS, Widely respected within his profession, Mr. Kanaly |
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led the board of directors of the National Association of Personal |
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Financial Advisors; he also worked with the Houston Estate and |
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Financial Forum, the Houston Business and Estate Planning Council, |
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and the Financial Planning Association; he was listed multiple |
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times by Worth magazine as one of the nation's best financial |
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advisors and by Medical Economics magazine as one of the 150 best |
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financial advisors for doctors, and he regularly shared his |
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expertise in the local and national financial press; and |
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WHEREAS, Despite his busy professional life, Mr. Kanaly found |
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time to contribute to his community, participating in many |
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charitable and community efforts and generously supporting such |
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causes as the American Heart Association, Texas Children's |
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Hospital, Houston Symphony, Muscular Dystrophy Association, and |
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American Cancer Society; he was a member of the River Oaks Breakfast |
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Club and a facilitator for the Greater Houston Partnership CEO |
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Roundtable; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted husband and father and a treasured friend |
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to many, Steven Kanaly made an indelible impression on the hearts of |
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all who were privileged to share in his life, and he will forever be |
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remembered with deepest respect and affection; now, therefore, be |
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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 Steven Patrick Kanaly |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife of 21 years, Vicki C. Kanaly; to his mother, Virginia Lee |
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Kanaly; to his children, Kourtney Louise Kanaly and Kamden Deane |
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Kanaly, and their mother, Becky Page; to his brother, Jeffrey |
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Kanaly, his wife, Debra, and their children, Morgan and Chase |
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Kanaly; to his brother, Andrew Kanaly, his children, Virginia Lee |
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Kanaly and William Gray Kanaly, and their mother, Lisa W. Kanaly; |
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and to his other 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 Steven |
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Patrick Kanaly. |