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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Alfred P. Kanuch of Newark, Ohio, who passed away on May 9, 2013, |
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at the age of 70; and |
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WHEREAS, Al Kanuch was born on August 1, 1942, in Cleveland, |
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Ohio, to Alfred Benedict and Mary Moran Kanuch; he worked for |
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Licking Memorial Health Systems for nearly a quarter of a century, |
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serving as a stationary engineer and a licensed plumber and |
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maintaining the campus grounds and buildings; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to his community, Mr. Kanuch was active in |
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the local Republican Party and served on the development council of |
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Licking Memorial Health Systems and the board of directors of the |
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Multi-County Juvenile Detention Center in Lancaster; he was also a |
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member of a local Elks Lodge and served as Past Exalted Ruler; he |
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contributed significantly to the Elks National Foundation and |
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helped to start the Special Wish Foundation of Licking and Knox |
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Counties and the Needy Children's Christmas Party; and |
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WHEREAS, In his spare time, Mr. Kanuch liked to golf and to |
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travel to Texas and Tennessee; above all else, he enjoyed spending |
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time with his family, which included his wife of 24 years, Barbara, |
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his children, Kelley, Lee, and Renee, his stepchildren, Gail, |
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Bruce, Dana, and Darcie, and his eight grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Known for his kindness and generosity, Al Kanuch |
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lived a life that was rich in the intangibles that matter most, and |
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he is deeply missed by all those who held him dear; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Al Kanuch and extend |
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sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Barbara Kanuch; to his children, Kelley Kanuch, Lee Kanuch Connors |
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and her husband, Scott, and Renee Kanuch Holmes and her husband, |
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Bruce; to his stepchildren, Gail Ripko Hall, Bruce Ripko, Dana |
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Calloway, and Darcie Wolfe; to his grandchildren, Ian and Kathryn |
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Connors, Briana and Conner Holmes, Jordan and Jesse Calloway, Brice |
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Wolfe Gant, and Josh Hall; to his brother, Tom Kanuch; and to his |
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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 his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Al Kanuch. |