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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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memories of Kenneth Arlan Bostrom, who passed away on August 21, |
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2021, at the age of 72, and his wife, Mary Elizabeth Bostrom, who |
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passed away on August 24, 2021, at the age of 72; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Montevideo, Minnesota, Ken Bostrom was |
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born on July 21, 1949, to John and Nelinda Bostrom, and he grew up |
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with the companionship of six siblings, Cindy, Joy, Linda, Mary |
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Ann, Darrell, and Larrie; after graduating from Montevideo High |
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School in 1967, he served in the U.S. Navy; he was later employed by |
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the Farmers Union Grain Terminal Association for more than a |
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decade, and during his tenure, he worked in radio broadcasting as a |
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DJ; he went on to host his own TV program in Aberdeen, South Dakota, |
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before embarking on a 29-year career as a state licensed consultant |
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at Brown Hearing Centers in Orange, Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Mary Brown was born in Balaton, |
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Minnesota, on July 11, 1949, to Charles and Elnora Brown, and she |
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grew up with five siblings, Betty, E. Anne, Corinne, Charlene, and |
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Charles; a 1967 graduate of Echo High School, she worked in home |
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daycare before joining Feinstein's department store; she |
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subsequently enjoyed a rewarding career in the banking industry, |
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and she later served as church administrator at Church of the Living |
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God in Galveston; over the years, she studied at the American |
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Bankers Association, and she earned a certificate from Rhema |
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Correspondence Bible School; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Bostrom shared a loving marriage that |
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spanned more than five decades, and together they answered the call |
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to the ministry; they graduated from Wisdom Bible Institute in |
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1994, Mr. Bostrom as valedictorian, and Mrs. Bostrom went on to |
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become an instructor for the school; they were later ordained |
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through World Ministry Fellowship, where Mr. Bostrom served as |
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board chair and Texas Gulf Coast state director for over a decade; |
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in addition, they founded Ken Bostrom Ministries in 2000, and they |
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both earned doctor of ministry degrees in theology from the College |
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for Global Deployment; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to their family, Mr. and |
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Mrs. Bostrom were the parents of three children, Shannon, Jennifer, |
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and the late Jyl Grey Anderson, and they were further blessed with |
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six grandchildren, McKinley, Delaney, Kennedy, Jacob, Maxwell, and |
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Samantha; and |
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WHEREAS, Through their commitment to their faith and to their |
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loved ones, Ken and Mary Bostrom touched the lives of countless |
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people during their time on this earth, and they will long be |
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remembered with admiration and affection by all those who held them |
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dear; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Kenneth and Mary Bostrom and extend heartfelt sympathy to their |
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relatives and many friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for their family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Ken and |
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Mary Bostrom. |