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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Sweetwater have lost a beloved |
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member of their community with the passing of former chief of police |
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James Stephen Kelley on January 24, 2019, at the age of 68; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Roby on November 18, 1950, to Stephen and |
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Priscilla Kelley, Jim Kelley grew up with the companionship of a |
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brother, Joe, and a sister, Rhonda; after attending Rotan High |
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School, he served in the United States Navy as a corpsman during the |
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Vietnam War; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Kelley began his career in law enforcement in |
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Sweetwater, where he worked as a police officer for seven years |
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before being promoted to chief of police, a position he held for 28 |
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years; he contributed to his professional community through his |
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involvement with the West Central Texas Council of Governments, and |
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at the time of his passing, he was the head of security at Rolling |
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Plains Memorial Hospital; and |
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WHEREAS, An engaged citizen of Sweetwater, Mr. Kelley served |
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on the Children's Advocacy Centers of West Texas board, and coached |
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Little League and Pee Wee basketball for 15 years; he also |
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volunteered his time as a deacon at the 4th and Elm Church of Christ |
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and held membership in VFW Post No. 2479; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Kelley enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife, Scharles, and he took great pride in his |
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two sons, Tanner and Paxton; and |
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WHEREAS, Jim Kelley was a pillar of his community and a |
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blessing in the lives of countless people, and he leaves behind a |
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legacy that will forever be treasured by those who held him dear; |
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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 memory of James Stephen |
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Kelley and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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his wife, Scharles Kelley; to his sons, Tanner Kelley and Paxton |
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Kelley; to his sister, Rhonda Seymour, and her husband, Mitch; to |
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his sisters-in-law, Nathalie Kelley and Liz Miller and her husband, |
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Al; to his nieces, Bri Burnett and her husband, Blake, and Blace |
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Garcia and her husband, Mark; to his nephews, Erick Lewis and Josh |
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Kelley; and to his other relatives and friends; 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 Jim Kelley. |