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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 Bryan Kent Stewart of Lake Jackson, who passed away on October |
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29, 2015, at the age of 47; and |
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WHEREAS, Bryan Stewart was born on March 30, 1968, in |
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Holdenville, Oklahoma; he graduated from the University of Oklahoma |
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in 1991 with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, and he |
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remained an ardent Sooner fan throughout his life; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Stewart began his career in 1990, when he took a |
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position as an intern with the BASF Corporation; he went on to work |
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at the company's Freeport site for the next 25 years, with |
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assignments in research and development, environmental health and |
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safety, and super absorbent polymers; he served for seven years as |
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the Texas hub safety leader, and he had recently earned promotion to |
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SAP senior production manager; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in the Boy Scouts of America, Mr. Stewart |
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touched countless lives as a Scout leader for Troop No. 394 in Lake |
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Jackson; he also led the BASF aquatics program at Camp Karankawa, |
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where he shared his passion for the outdoors with his coworkers; he |
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had often spoken of his desire to improve access to the camp, and |
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after his passing, Brazoria County Precinct 4 and BASF collaborated |
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to refurbish the road, which was named Bryan's Way in his honor; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Mr. Stewart married Kelly |
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Anderson on May 18, 1991, and over the course of a rewarding union |
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that spanned nearly a quarter century, they became the proud |
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parents of three children, Wyatt, Dylan, and Sarah; sustained by a |
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deep and abiding faith, Mr. Stewart was a deacon at The Lighthouse |
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Baptist Church; he also played the drums as part of the church's |
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praise team and in the BASF band Copper Road; and |
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WHEREAS, Although his journey on this earth ended far too |
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soon, Bryan Stewart embraced life to the fullest, and he will remain |
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a vibrant presence for those he leaves behind; 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 Bryan Kent Stewart |
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and extend sincere condolences to his relatives and many friends; |
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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 Bryan Kent |
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Stewart. |