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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 Roy Hayden Kinslow, who passed away on August 20, 2020, |
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at the age of 95; and |
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WHEREAS, Roy Kinslow was born in Dallas on June 7, 1925, to |
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A. V. Kinslow Sr. and Nannie Ray Kinslow, and he grew up with three |
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brothers, Kenneth, A. V., and Jon; after graduating from Sunset |
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High School in 1942, he answered his nation's call to duty and |
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served as a high-speed Morse code radio operator with the U.S. Army |
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Air Corps in New Guinea during World War II; and |
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WHEREAS, A proud Aggie, Mr. Kinslow earned his bachelor's |
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degree in industrial engineering at Texas A&M University, and he |
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went on to receive his master's degree and Ph.D. from The University |
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of Texas at Dallas; he was a highly respected safety engineer, and |
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in 2007, his half century of service was recognized by the Texas |
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Board of Professional Engineers; he was also active in his |
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community with Oak Cliff Masonic Lodge No. 705 and First Baptist |
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Church of Farmers Branch; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Kinslow was the proud father of five children, |
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Kerry, Stephen, Dean, Jeff, and Suzette, and he was further blessed |
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with several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Roy Kinslow lived a full and generous life devoted |
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to his family, his profession, and his community, and he leaves |
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behind a legacy of service that his loved ones can remember with |
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pride; 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 memory of Roy Hayden Kinslow |
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and extend heartfelt sympathy 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 Roy |
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Kinslow. |