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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Kenneth William Threlkeld of Tyler on May 23, 2024, at |
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the age of 88; and |
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WHEREAS, Ken Threlkeld was born in Ladonia on July 4, 1935, to |
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Louise and Quincy Threlkeld; he grew up with a sister, Sue, in |
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Muddig, where he walked across his father's cotton and cattle farm |
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to attend school with 15 classmates; after serving in the U.S. Army, |
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he earned a bachelor's degree in business at East Texas State |
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College under the GI Bill; he later was honored as a distinguished |
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alumnus of the school, which today is known as East Texas A&M |
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University; and |
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WHEREAS, In the early 1960s, Mr. Threlkeld worked as an |
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accountant for the Ideal Baking Company in Tyler and as an |
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accountant and auditor with Squyres, Johnson, Squyres; he began his |
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insurance career with State Farm in 1964; the following year, he |
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joined the Clyde-Prestidge Insurance Agency, and he eventually |
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became its owner; in 1982, he established Threlkeld & Company |
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Insurance, which today is owned by his son; he was a respected |
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leader who mentored many young professionals, and in 2006, he was |
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the inaugural recipient of the Paige Eiland Political Action Award |
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in recognition of his impactful efforts in behalf of independent |
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insurance agents; and |
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WHEREAS, Committed to giving back to his community, |
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Mr. Threlkeld held leadership roles with a number of area |
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organizations, and he was honored with the Breath of Life Award from |
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the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the Build East Texas Award of |
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Excellence; actively involved in cattle ranching and farming, he |
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lent his support to the Texas Agricultural Lifetime Leadership |
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program, and he garnered the Bill and Mary Clements Memorial Award |
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for Outstanding Leadership in Agriculture; and |
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WHEREAS, Above all, Mr. Threlkeld cherished time spent with |
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his loved ones, and he took great pride in his three children, Lori, |
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Mandy, and Todd, and his six grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply dedicated to his family, his faith, and his |
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community, Ken Threlkeld earned the lasting respect and admiration |
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of all who were privileged to know him; 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 life of Kenneth William Threlkeld and |
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extend heartfelt condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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children, Lori Knight and her husband, Scott, Mandy Lohner and her |
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husband, Mike, and Todd Threlkeld; to his grandchildren, Brandon |
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Threlkeld, Grace, Ken, and Will Knight, and Michael and Maggie |
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Lohner; to the mother of his children, Cheryl Threlkeld; 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 Ken Threlkeld. |