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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The life of an accomplished journalist and community |
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leader drew to a close with the passing of Sam Fore Keach of |
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Robstown on April 24, 2020, at the age of 75; and |
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WHEREAS, The former editor of the Robstown Record, Sam Keach |
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carried on the proud newspaper tradition forged by earlier members |
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of his family, including his father, Carroll Keach, who worked for |
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and was a close personal friend of Lyndon B. Johnson; in recognition |
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of the family's 80 years in journalism, Nueces County Public |
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Libraries named its Robstown branch the Keach Family Library; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Keach worked as a printer's devil and |
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photographer at the Robstown paper beginning at the age of 12, and |
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he went on to earn a degree in journalism from The University of |
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Texas at Austin, where he wrote for the Daily Texan; after serving |
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as managing editor of the Edinburg Daily Review, he rejoined the |
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staff of the Record in 1967; and |
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WHEREAS, During his distinguished career, Mr. Keach led the |
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South Texas Press Association as president and further contributed |
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to the organization as its historian; moreover, he served on the |
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boards of the Nueces County Hospital District, the Robstown Area |
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Historical Museum, and other institutions; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Keach grew up with the companionship of a |
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brother, William, and he went on to enjoy 57 years of marriage to |
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Vicki Jackson Keach; their family grew to include three children, |
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Kim, Sam Jr., and Darrell, along with seven grandchildren and three |
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great-grandsons; Mr. Keach volunteered as a scoutmaster for Boy |
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Scout Troop No. 184, where his sons earned Eagle Scout badges, and |
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he was honored with the Silver Beaver Award; and |
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WHEREAS, Sam Keach was a devoted family man, a caring |
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citizen, and a leader in his profession and community, and he will |
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forever be remembered with great admiration and affection by those |
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he has left behind; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Sam Fore Keach and |
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extend sincere sympathy to his relatives and friends; and, be it |
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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 Sam Fore |
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Keach. |
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Herrero |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 967 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 8, 2021. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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