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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Jean May |
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Keller of Arlington, who passed away on January 6, 2011, at the age |
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of 46; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on April 20, 1964, Ms. Keller graduated from |
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Cedarville University in Ohio with a bachelor's degree in biology |
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and worked as a medical technologist until her marriage to the |
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Reverend Joseph A. Keller; while they were living in Columbus, |
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Ohio, she taught a high school level biology course that provided |
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lab experience to homeschooled students; and |
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WHEREAS, The couple eventually became the proud parents of |
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six children, Hannah, Rebekah, Ruth, Naomi, Deborah, and Daniel, |
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and Ms. Keller devoted herself to their education; she shared her |
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love of science and nature with them, and among the many homeschool |
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activities she arranged were field trips to parks, libraries, zoos, |
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museums, and a fishery; moreover, she took her family to hunt |
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fossils at Benbrook Lake and Lake Texoma and showed the youngsters |
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how to identify and organize the items in their collections; and |
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WHEREAS, An avid horsewoman, Ms. Keller frequently took her |
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family riding; she engaged her children in such interesting hobbies |
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as scrapbooking, and she introduced them to the democratic process |
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through work on a political campaign; in addition, she was a loyal |
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fan of the Dallas Stars hockey team and would cheer for them at |
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games until she grew hoarse; and |
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WHEREAS, Giving generously of her time and talents, Ms. |
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Keller taught Sunday school at Christ Covenant Church; she also |
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organized the girls' ministry, led counseling sessions for women, |
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and planned campouts for the congregation; and |
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WHEREAS, Jean Keller will be deeply missed, but memories of |
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her steadfast dedication to her family and faith remain to comfort |
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those she left behind; 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 Jean May Keller and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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husband, Reverend Joseph A. Keller; to her daughters, Hannah, |
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Rebekah, Ruth, Naomi, and Deborah; to her son, Daniel; and to her |
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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 her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jean May |
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Keller. |
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Zedler |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 215 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on February 24, 2011. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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