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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Jan Kennady of New Braunfels on August 1, 2016, at the |
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age of 79; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Jan Westmoreland was born to John and |
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Margaret Westmoreland on February 4, 1937, in Smackover, Arkansas; |
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she graduated from Alexandria Business College in 1959 and served |
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St. John the Divine Episcopal Church in Houston as business manager |
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for 16 years; she moved to New Braunfels in 1980 to marry Dr. Donald |
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Scott Kennady, and she went on to share more than three decades with |
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him before his passing in 2014; Ms. Kennady's life was further |
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blessed by the addition of three cherished children, Lisa, Rocky, |
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and Vance Lockwood, five grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed civic leader was greatly admired for |
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the breadth of volunteer work to which she dedicated much of her |
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life; she served as an officer of more than 25 civic, charitable, |
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and political organizations and as president of 14 local groups, as |
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well as 3 state-level organizations, the Texas Women's Foundation, |
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the Texas Academy of Family Physicians Auxiliary, and the Texas |
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Federation of Republican Women; moreover, she served as |
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parliamentarian for the National Federation of Republican Women, |
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and she worked with the Texas Historical Commission to acquire |
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funding for the restoration of the Comal County Courthouse; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Kennady was also deeply involved in local |
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government; she spent 12 years as Comal County commissioner for |
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Precinct 4 and 3 years on the New Braunfels City Council, and she |
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was elected as the city's first female mayor, a position she held |
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from 1996 to 1999; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, Ms. Kennady received more than a |
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dozen awards for her philanthropic work, and she was appointed to |
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several state-level committees by Texas governors, including the |
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Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service; and |
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WHEREAS, Although she is deeply missed, Jan Kennady's |
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devotion to her family and tireless dedication to her community |
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will forever remain a source of inspiration to all who were |
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fortunate enough to know her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Jan Kennady and |
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extend sincere condolences to all who mourn her passing; 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 her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jan |
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Kennady. |
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Kuempel |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 113 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on February 23, 2017. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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