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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The passing of Kelly McCarron Abbitt, the honorary |
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mayor of San Leon, on July 18, 2018, at the age of 56, brought a |
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profound loss to his community and to the numerous people whose |
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lives he touched; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Houston on December 21, 1961, to Howard |
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Abbitt and Caroline Dickens, Kelly Abbitt grew up with the |
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companionship of four siblings, Randy, Paul, Christine, and Lauren; |
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after attending high school in Friendswood, he served his country |
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as a member of the United States Navy from 1984 to 1990, during |
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which time he was stationed aboard the USS Sample in Pearl Harbor, |
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Hawaii, and the USS Mount Vernon out of Long Beach, California; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Abbitt worked as a project manager for an IT |
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consulting company and resided in the unincorporated community of |
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San Leon; he held the title of honorary mayor, a position he |
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initially earned by raising $32,000 at the annual Where the Hell is |
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San Leon Festival and donating the funds to the local Little League, |
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American Legion, and other charities; he ultimately served four |
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consecutive one-year terms in that office and benefited an array of |
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people and causes during his tenure; a well-known figure in the |
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area, he took great pride in the place he called home and in the |
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spirit of giving that he felt defined its citizens; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Abbitt was supported by |
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his loving wife, Jan Abbitt, who held the title of first lady of San |
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Leon; he was a devoted father to two children, Devin and Michael, |
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and his circle of loved ones also included his siblings, his "Pops," |
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Charles Dickens, and his many friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Although he is greatly missed, Kelly Abbitt left an |
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indelible mark on San Leon, and those fortunate enough to know him |
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will forever treasure their memories of this beloved gentleman; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Kelly McCarron Abbitt |
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and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn his passing; and, be |
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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 Kelly |
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Abbitt. |
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Middleton |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 593 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 21, 2019. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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