| |
| |
|
|
R E S O L U T I O N
|
| |
|
|
WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
|
|
passing of Clark Dennis Klein Sr. of Kerrville on February 20, 2018, |
|
|
at the age of 80; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Born in Kerrville to Walter and Minnie Leyendecker |
|
|
Klein on January 19, 1938, Clark Klein grew up with the |
|
|
companionship of three sisters, Marilyn, Yolanda, and Barbara; he |
|
|
attended Notre Dame Catholic School and later graduated from Tivy |
|
|
High School in 1956, before enlisting in the United States Army and |
|
|
serving in Germany for three years; after returning home, he spent |
|
|
more than two decades in the Texas National Guard, where he attained |
|
|
the rank of command sergeant major; he remained deeply proud of his |
|
|
military service throughout his life; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Mr. Klein enjoyed a civilian career with the |
|
|
U.S. Postal Service, working as a letter carrier in San Antonio and |
|
|
Austin and retiring in Kerrville as superintendent of postal |
|
|
operations; following his retirement, his passion for cars led him |
|
|
to serve as a driver for local car dealers, and he delighted in |
|
|
taking annual family trips to Europe, especially Germany and |
|
|
Ireland; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Guided by a strong and abiding faith, Mr. Klein gave |
|
|
much of his time to the Knights of Columbus; he was a charter member |
|
|
of the Father Kemper Council and served the organization as Grand |
|
|
Knight, District Deputy, and Faithful Navigator of the Fourth |
|
|
Degree; he was also a longtime parishioner of Notre Dame Catholic |
|
|
Church and a volunteer for the Notre Dame rectory, and he served |
|
|
selflessly as a communion minister to the ill and homebound; |
|
|
moreover, he was a member of the Ingram school board as well as a |
|
|
graduate of the Kerrville Citizen Police Academy; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Mr. Klein was blessed with the love and support of |
|
|
his wife of 55 years, Karen Klein; he was the devoted father of |
|
|
three children, Clark, Kevin, and Christine, and he experienced the |
|
|
joy of welcoming into his family four grandsons, Joseph, Gabe, |
|
|
Samuel, and Jacob, and a great-grandson, Cole; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, While the passing of Clark Klein brings great sorrow |
|
|
to his loved ones, he leaves behind a legacy that will long be |
|
|
treasured by all those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it |
|
|
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
|
|
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Clark Dennis Klein Sr. |
|
|
and extend sincere sympathy to his relatives and friends; and, be it |
|
|
further |
|
|
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
|
|
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
|
|
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Clark |
|
|
Dennis Klein Sr. |
| |
|
|
Murr |
|
|
|
|
|
______________________________ |
|
|
Speaker of the House |
| |
|
|
I certify that H.R. No. 1134 was unanimously adopted by a |
|
|
rising vote of the House on April 18, 2019. |
|
|
|
|
|
______________________________ |
|
|
Chief Clerk of the House |
| |