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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and |
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meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the family and friends |
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of Dr. Henry Earl Kilgore, Jr., of Kerrville, who passed away on |
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February 14, 2013, at the age of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, A native Texan, Earl Kilgore was born in Kerrville |
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on November 13, 1930; he attended Tivy High School and the Schreiner |
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Institute, and he was a student at The University of Texas at Austin |
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when he interrupted his education to join the U.S. Navy and serve |
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his nation in the Korean War; he returned to UT to earn his |
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bachelor's degree and later graduated from The University of Texas |
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Southwestern Medical School; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his residency at Parkland Memorial |
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Hospital in Dallas, Dr. Kilgore established a general surgery |
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practice in Kerrville in 1968, which he operated for 25 years before |
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joining the staff of the Kerrville VA Medical Center; admired and |
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respected by his peers, he also served as chief of staff and chief |
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of surgery at Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital, supported the |
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Kerr-Bandera County Medical Society as secretary-treasurer and |
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president, and was a member of the Parkland Surgical Society, the |
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American Medical Association, and the Texas Medical Association; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Kilgore married the former Virginia Crawford in |
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1955, and over the years, their family grew to include 5 children |
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and 11 grandchildren; Dr. Kilgore was an attentive and caring |
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father who delighted his youngsters with his sense of humor, taught |
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them how to fish and fly kites, and nurtured them through illness; |
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he was particularly fond of driving trips, and together with his |
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loved ones enjoyed many memorable beach vacations and other travel |
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adventures; his zest for life and his determination to succeed |
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instilled in his children an enthusiasm for new experiences and an |
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appreciation for the value of hard work; and |
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WHEREAS, Through everything, Dr. Kilgore found peace and |
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shared it with his loved ones; while it is impossible to gauge the |
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full effect of a man's life, Earl Kilgore left an unmistakable mark |
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on the world as he moved through it, and his contributions to his |
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family and to his profession will long resonate in the lives of all |
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those who were privileged to know him; now, therefore, 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 Dr. Henry Earl |
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Kilgore, Jr., and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Virginia Kilgore; to his children, Stan |
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Kilgore and his wife, Kathy, Karen Freeman and her husband, Howard, |
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Sandra Adkins and her husband, Brian, Terri Hay and her husband, |
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Daryl, and Lynette Kilgore; to his grandchildren, William and |
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Kristen Kilgore, Carter, Bennett, and Teak Freeman, Tia, Preston, |
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and Trey Adkins, and Martin, Spencer, and Stuart Hay; 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 Dr. Henry |
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Earl Kilgore, Jr. |