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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The life of an esteemed educator and wildlife |
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researcher drew to a close with the passing of Dr. William Peter |
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Kuvlesky Jr. of Kingsville on March 8, 2025, at the age of 67; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of William and Eileen Kuvlesky, Bill |
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Kuvlesky was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, on April 11, 1957, |
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and he grew up in College Station with four siblings, Mike, Lisa, |
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Faith, and Andy; a graduate of A&M Consolidated High School, he |
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earned bachelor's and doctoral degrees in wildlife and fisheries |
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sciences from Texas A&M University and a master's degree in |
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wildlife ecology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison; after |
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completing his studies in 1990, he worked as a wildlife ecologist |
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for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and then as a wildlife |
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biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the Buenos Aires |
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National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1999, he joined the faculty of Texas A&M |
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University-Kingsville as an assistant professor and research |
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scientist for the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute and |
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the Department of Animal and Wildlife Sciences, and he was later |
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promoted to associate professor; in 2006, he concurrently assumed |
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the role of interim assistant dean for the Dick and Mary Lewis |
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Kleberg College of Agriculture and Natural Resources before being |
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permanently appointed the following year; his tenure at the |
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university spanned more than a quarter century, and he |
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distinguished himself through his avian ecology research, his |
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authorship of research articles and books, and his mentorship of |
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countless students; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Dr. Kuvlesky enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife of nearly 25 years, Vanessa, and his |
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daughter, Catelyn; he was known for his selflessness and sense of |
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humor, and he was passionate about animals; and |
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WHEREAS, While the passing of Bill Kuvlesky brings great |
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sadness to his loved ones, he leaves behind a legacy that will long |
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be treasured by all who held him dear; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Dr. William Peter |
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Kuvlesky Jr. and extend deepest condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Vanessa Kuvlesky; to his daughter, Catelyn |
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Fritz, and her husband, Landon; to his mother, Eileen Kuvlesky; to |
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his siblings, Lisa Bradway and her husband, Leon, Faith McConnell |
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and her husband, Pat, and Andy Kuvlesky and his wife, Karen; to his |
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sister-in-law, Jennifer Kuvlesky; and to his many other relatives |
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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 House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Bill |
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Kuvlesky. |