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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 Bernard Jerome Seal Jr. of Corpus Christi, who passed away on |
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January 12, 2017, at the age of 57; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Bernard Seal Sr. and Evelyn Abroms Seal |
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Kraus, B. J. Seal was born in 1959 in Florence, Alabama; he moved |
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with his family to Corpus Christi in 1962, and throughout his life, |
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he considered the city to be his true home; an alumnus of King High |
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School, he went on to graduate from Southwest Texas State |
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University in San Marcos, where he was a member of Sigma Nu |
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fraternity; and |
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WHEREAS, After returning to Corpus Christi, Mr. Seal took a |
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job as a real estate agent with his family's firm, Berney Seal Co. |
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Realtors; his love for good food eventually led him to embark on a |
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second career as the proprietor of Bernard's Deli, which later |
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became Bernard's Catering; and |
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WHEREAS, Though his journey on this earth ended far too soon, |
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B. J. Seal touched the lives of countless individuals with his |
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warmth, his generosity, and his delightful wit, and he will always |
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be remembered with great affection by those he leaves behind; now, |
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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 Bernard Jerome Seal |
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Jr. and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to |
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his children, Bernard Seal III, Connor Seal, and Sabrina Seal; to |
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his fiancée, Jena Kauffmann; to his mother, Evelyn Kraus, and his |
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stepfather, Dr. Melvin Kraus; to his stepmother, Shirley Seal; to |
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his brothers, Mark Seal and his wife, Laura, and Eddie Seal and his |
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wife, Melissa; to his stepsisters, Marsha Underberg and her |
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husband, Mike, and Marlene Wright and her husband, Jimbo; to his |
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stepbrothers, Dr. Alan Kraus and his wife, Malea, Dr. David Kraus |
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and his wife, Cathy, and Glen McElroy and his wife, Del; and to his |
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other relatives and many 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 B. J. Seal. |