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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lakeway residents lost an admired civic leader with |
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the death of former Village of Lakeway mayor Cuth Kenneth Shepherd |
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on March 9, 2011, at the age of 98; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Effie Pearl Winnop Shepherd and William |
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Cuth Shepherd, Ken Shepherd was born on his parents' farm in Eldon, |
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Missouri, on September 21, 1912; he graduated from Eldon High |
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School in 1931 and attended the University of Missouri until he was |
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commissioned as a second lieutenant through the ROTC; during World |
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War II, he served his country in the Pacific theater as a major in |
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the United States Army Air Corps; his decorations included an Army |
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Commendation Medal and Philippine Liberation Medal with a bronze |
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star; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Shepherd began working as a geophysicist for the |
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Continental Oil Company before the war; over the course of a long |
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and distinguished career, he served the corporation in numerous |
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capacities, accepting lengthy postings to Africa and the Middle |
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East and serving as manager of Conoco Central Region and president |
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of Sahara Petroleum Services Company in Alexandria, Egypt, among |
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other key positions; he retired from Conoco in 1976 as president of |
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Dubai Petroleum Company in the United Arab Emirates; moreover, he |
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served as president of the Oklahoma Petroleum Council and as an |
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advisor to the governor of Oklahoma; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted husband, Mr. Shepherd shared a rewarding |
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marriage with the former Betty Doris Perkins; he was the proud |
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father of a daughter, Carol Sue, and son, William Kenneth, and in |
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later years he knew the joy of becoming a grandfather and |
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great-grandfather; and |
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WHEREAS, In his retirement, Mr. Shepherd moved to Lakeway to |
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enjoy time with his loved ones and play golf; he was dedicated to |
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the community and helped guide it through a period of rapid growth |
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and development as mayor for two terms, from 1983-1987 and |
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1990-1991; his diplomatic yet decisive approach eased its |
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transition from a village to a city; in addition, he served as |
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president of Lakeway Civic Corporation and was a member of Chi |
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Epsilon Fraternity and a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason, and he |
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contributed generously to the construction of the narthex of |
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Lakeway Church; and |
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WHEREAS, The University of Missouri granted Mr. Shepherd his |
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bachelor's degree in civil engineering when he was 95; dignitaries |
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from his alma mater attended the graduation ceremony at his home, |
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along with many friends and relatives; and |
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WHEREAS, Ken Shepherd led a life rich with accomplishment, |
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and his dedication to Lakeway made a lasting, positive difference; |
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although he will be deeply missed, he will long be remembered with |
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admiration and affection; 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 Cuth Kenneth Shepherd |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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daughter, Carol Sue Shepherd Alborn, and her husband, Gus; to his |
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son, William Kenneth Shepherd, and his wife, Carole; to his |
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grandchildren, Shannon Lynn Bohny, Matthew Kenneth Alborn, Melissa |
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Anne Shepherd, and Sarah Gwenn Browning; to his |
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great-grandchildren, Blair Bohny, Chelsea Bohny, Eric Alborn, Adam |
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Alborn, and Amelia Browning; to Keith Shepherd and Dorothy Nathan; |
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and to his many 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 Cuth |
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Kenneth Shepherd. |