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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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death of George Milton Keller of Mason on March 2, 2010, at the age |
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of 75; and |
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WHEREAS, George Keller was born on his family's Loma Vista |
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ranch, 12 miles south of Mason, on May 1, 1934, and he grew up with a |
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deep appreciation of the land and country life; in his youth, he |
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worked on the ranch and formed a lifelong bond with a group of high |
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school friends who called themselves the James River Cowboys; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Keller attended Texas A&M University before |
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serving his country as a member of the United States Navy; one |
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evening in San Antonio, he had the good fortune to meet a young |
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Canadian nurse on vacation, and less than a year later, he and the |
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former Janet Hayes were married; the couple were blessed with five |
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children, Michael, Mark, John, Laura, and Kathryn, and with the |
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passing decades, the family grew to include 10 grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, For many years, Mr. Keller ran Mason County Farm |
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Bureau Insurance, and it was widely known that his word was his |
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bond; he greatly enjoyed working as a guide during hunting season |
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and relished the camaraderie he shared with his fellow guides; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2000, he was ordained as a deacon and began |
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serving the members of St. Joseph Parish by performing baptisms, |
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weddings, funerals, and other duties; and |
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WHEREAS, George Keller's life was centered around his family, |
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his faith, and his friends, and he will forever be remembered with |
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admiration and affection by all who had the good fortune to know |
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him; 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 memory of George Milton |
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Keller and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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his wife, Janet Hayes Keller; to his sons, Michael Keller and his |
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wife, Juanita, Mark Keller and his wife, Lisa, and John Keller and |
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his wife, Sherry; to his daughters, Laura Keith and her husband, |
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Shane, and Kathryn Ray and her husband, Chad; to his grandchildren, |
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Logan, Mason, Lauren, Hayden, Tyson, Tristin, Cameron, Lauren, |
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Keller Ann, and George; to his sisters, Rosemary Kruckemeyer and |
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Sue Forestello; 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 George |
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Keller. |