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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 805
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WHEREAS, Carl Keller is retiring from Medina Valley High |
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School in Castroville at the end of the 2016-2017 academic year, |
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drawing to a close a notable tenure that has spanned more than a |
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quarter century; and |
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WHEREAS, A longtime Medina County resident, Mr. Keller |
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graduated as a member of the Class of 1970 at Medina Valley High; |
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during his student days there, he distinguished himself as a |
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gifted athlete on the baseball and football teams, and he |
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continues to share the school record for most stolen bases in a |
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season with 28 thefts; after earning a bachelor's degree from |
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Saint Mary's University, he spent over a decade and a half |
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working in tractor sales, and he served on the Medina Valley |
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Independent School District Board of Trustees for two years |
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before joining the faculty of Medina Valley High in 1990; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to teaching history and chairing the |
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social studies department, Mr. Keller has served as head |
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baseball coach and as an assistant football coach at Medina |
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Valley High; during his 18 seasons at the helm of the Panthers |
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baseball team, he has tallied more than 400 victories and guided |
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his athletes to 11 consecutive and 15 overall playoff berths, |
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including an appearance in the 2008 University Interscholastic |
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League 3A state semifinals; and |
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WHEREAS, Retirement will afford Mr. Keller the opportunity |
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to spend more time with his beloved family, including his wife of |
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45 years, Brenda, his four sons, Jesse, Joseph, Joshua, and |
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Jedediah, and his five grandchildren, as well as to delight in |
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his favorite hobbies of reading, listening to music, and |
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gardening; and |
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WHEREAS, Carl Keller's athletic expertise and his ability |
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to educate and inspire students have enabled him to make a |
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positive difference in the lives of countless young people, and |
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he may indeed reflect with pride on his many achievements as a |
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coach and teacher; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Carl Keller on the occasion of |
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his retirement from Medina Valley High School and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for continued happiness and fulfillment; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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Mr. Keller as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Uresti |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 18, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |