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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life lived with joy and purpose drew to a close |
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with the passing of Kenneth Allen Griffin of Katy on June 22, 2025, |
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at the age of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, Kenneth Griffin was born in Abilene on August 5, |
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1942, to Athen and Walter Griffin, an army lieutenant colonel and |
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chaplain; growing up in a military family with three siblings, |
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Richard, Sharla, and Janis, he lived in various cities in the |
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U.S. and Germany, and in 1961, he graduated from Stuttgart American |
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High School in West Germany; returning to Abilene, he continued his |
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education at Hardin-Simmons University, and he subsequently |
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studied history at the University of Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, In the 1960s, Mr. Griffin was employed with NASA |
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during the evolution of the Apollo space mission program; he then |
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traveled the world as an advertising and public relations executive |
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in the oil and gas industry; during the late 1970s, he founded a |
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successful public relations firm, Griffin & Associates; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Griffin and his first wife, Mary, became the |
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proud parents of two children, Rosalind and Travis; he went on to |
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share a rewarding marriage with his second wife, Lynda Lindinger |
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Griffin, who preceded him in death in 2019; in all his endeavors, he |
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treasured time spent with his family, which grew to include four |
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grandchildren; possessed of a strong sense of adventure, he |
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belonged to the National Speleological Society and explored caves |
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in Texas and in Mexico; he also loved history, reading, and music, |
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and he was a deacon and Sunday school class director at Second |
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Baptist-Woodway Campus in Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, While the passing of Kenneth Griffin brings great |
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sadness to his family and friends, he leaves behind a legacy of |
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kindness, wisdom, and faith that will long be cherished by all those |
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who held him dear; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature, 1st |
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Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Kenneth Allen |
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Griffin and extend heartfelt condolences to his loved ones: to his |
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children, Rosalind Lea Griffin and Travis Miller Griffin Sr. and |
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his wife, Jennifer; to his grandchildren, Alena Claire Griffin, |
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Travis Miller Griffin Jr., Madison Rebecca Griffin, and McKenzie |
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Kay Griffin; to his former wife, Mary Blackmon Griffin; and to all |
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others who mourn his passing; 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 Kenneth Griffin. |