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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their |
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memories of Frank Aulston Kelso and Alice Sue Boyle Kelso of Corpus |
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Christi, who shared nearly seven decades of marriage; and |
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WHEREAS, Frank Kelso was born in Bellville on September 20, |
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1936, and the former Alice Boyle was born the following year in |
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Dumas on November 23; they met at church and married when he was 17 |
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and she 16; and |
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WHEREAS, The Kelsos were blessed with 4 children, Sheri, |
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Frank, Keith, and Jo, and through the years, their treasured family |
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grew to include 7 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Employed for 26 years as a game warden for the State |
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of Texas, Mr. Kelso rose to become a district supervisor, and his |
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career highlights included the capture and release of Bubba, the |
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javelina; following his retirement in 1993, he enjoyed spending |
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time out in his shop, teaching his grandchildren to hunt and fish, |
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and regaling them with tales of his game warden adventures; he had a |
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gift for teaching, and he was always ready to lend a helping hand to |
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family and friends; Mrs. Kelso took great pleasure in caring for |
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her home and family; a wonderful cook, she always made sure no one |
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left their home hungry; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Kelso were inseparable in life, and |
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they died but a few days apart; Mr. Kelso passed away on January 9, |
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2023, at the age of 86, and Mrs. Kelso followed on January 13, 2023, |
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at the age of 85; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Frank and Alice Kelso are deeply missed, |
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their tremendous devotion to each other will forever remain a |
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source of inspiration to all who were fortunate enough to know them; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby pay tribute to the lives of Frank Aulston Kelso and Alice Sue |
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Boyle Kelso and extend sincere condolences to the members of their |
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family, to their friends, and to all who mourn their passing; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for their family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Frank and Alice Kelso. |