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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends have suffered an immeasurable |
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loss with the untimely passing of Bryan Taylor Kelting of Houston on |
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March 6, 2023, at the age of 31; and |
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WHEREAS, Bryan Kelting was born in Houston on February 26, |
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1992, to Deborah Kelting Fite and Mark Kelting, and his family |
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included his two brothers, Dylan and Blake; a skilled and dedicated |
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basketball player throughout his youth, he was a member of advanced |
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AAU teams and played in the AAU Basketball Nationals in Memphis, |
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Tennessee, in 2005; and |
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WHEREAS, After graduating from Stratford High School, |
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Mr. Kelting attended Texas A&M University, where he was a member of |
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Sigma Chi Fraternity; he earned a bachelor's degree in economics in |
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2014 and went on to enjoy a rewarding career as the director of |
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sales for group benefits with EMG Insurance Brokerage; over the |
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course of his exemplary seven-year tenure with the company, he was |
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responsible for successfully structuring a group medical benefits |
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department from the ground up; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Kelting shared a rewarding relationship with |
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his partner, Sarah Sgarbi, and the couple devoted themselves to |
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fostering dogs that required specialized and attentive care; |
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together, they worked with various shelters in an effort to give |
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animals a chance at recovery, life, and finding their forever |
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homes; and |
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WHEREAS, Although his journey on this earth ended far too |
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soon, Bryan Kelting touched the lives of everyone around him in ways |
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beyond measure with his compassion, empathy, and kindness, and they |
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will forever hold him close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby pay tribute to the life of Bryan Taylor Kelting and extend |
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profound condolences to the members of his family: to his mother, |
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Deborah Kelting Fite, and her husband, Ralph H. Fite; to his father, |
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Mark Steven Kelting; to his brothers, Dylan Ray Leal and Blake |
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Richard Kelting; to his loving companion, Sarah Sgarbi; and to his |
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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 Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Bryan Kelting. |