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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Kurt L. Verlei retired from KCRS AM radio in Odessa |
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in January 2017, drawing to a close his 14-year tenure as cohost of |
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the station's Morning Drive program; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Verlei joined Morning Drive two years after it |
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started, at the request of his longtime friend Robert Hallmark, who |
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was the show's other host and the KCRS program director; the men's |
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close partnership helped the show become one of the top five |
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programs in the Midland-Odessa market, averaging 30,000 listeners a |
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week with its combination of national and local news, call-in |
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comments, and interviews with celebrities and political figures; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Although the two cohosts are retiring from KCRS |
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together and turning the show over to a new team, Mr. Verlei will |
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continue to work full-time as a marketing lecturer at The |
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University of Texas of the Permian Basin; this esteemed Texan holds |
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a bachelor's degree from Ohio University and a master's degree in |
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business administration from UTPB; in recognition of his |
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outstanding civic engagement, he received a 2014 Community |
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Statesman Award from the Heritage of Odessa Foundation; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Verlei enjoys the love and |
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support of his wife, Janace Verlei, as well as that of his children |
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and their spouses, Hillary Brunner and her husband, Kevin, |
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Stephanie Maddox and her husband, Kevin, Casey Randolph and his |
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wife, Ashley, and Coree Lawson and her husband, Grant; he also |
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delights in the time he spends with his grandchildren, Sheridan, |
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Keegan, Hailey, Kaitlyn, Abigail, Lily, Olivia, Kai, Ezra, Anthony, |
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and Orion; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Verlei's professionalism, dedication to his |
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work, and commitment to his community have greatly benefited his |
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listeners in Odessa and earned him the respect and admiration of his |
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fellow broadcasters, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his |
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years on the air as he embarks upon the next exciting chapter in his |
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life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Kurt L. Verlei on his retirement |
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from KCRS radio and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Verlei as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |