Bill Text: TX HR1451 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of George Milton Keller of Mason.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-19 - Reported enrolled [HR1451 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR1451-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1451 |
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the | ||
death of George Milton Keller of Mason on March 2, 2010, at the age | ||
of 75; and | ||
WHEREAS, George Keller was born on his family's Loma Vista | ||
ranch, 12 miles south of Mason, on May 1, 1934, and he grew up with a | ||
deep appreciation of the land and country life; in his youth, he | ||
worked on the ranch and formed a lifelong bond with a group of high | ||
school friends who called themselves the James River Cowboys; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Keller attended Texas A&M University before | ||
serving his country as a member of the United States Navy; one | ||
evening in San Antonio, he had the good fortune to meet a young | ||
Canadian nurse on vacation, and less than a year later, he and the | ||
former Janet Hayes were married; the couple were blessed with five | ||
children, Michael, Mark, John, Laura, and Kathryn, and with the | ||
passing decades, the family grew to include 10 grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, For many years, Mr. Keller ran Mason County Farm | ||
Bureau Insurance, and it was widely known that his word was his | ||
bond; he greatly enjoyed working as a guide during hunting season | ||
and relished the camaraderie he shared with his fellow guides; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 2000, he was ordained as a deacon and began | ||
serving the members of St. Joseph Parish by performing baptisms, | ||
weddings, funerals, and other duties; and | ||
WHEREAS, George Keller's life was centered around his family, | ||
his faith, and his friends, and he will forever be remembered with | ||
admiration and affection by all who had the good fortune to know | ||
him; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of George Milton | ||
Keller and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to | ||
his wife, Janet Hayes Keller; to his sons, Michael Keller and his | ||
wife, Juanita, Mark Keller and his wife, Lisa, and John Keller and | ||
his wife, Sherry; to his daughters, Laura Keith and her husband, | ||
Shane, and Kathryn Ray and her husband, Chad; to his grandchildren, | ||
Logan, Mason, Lauren, Hayden, Tyson, Tristin, Cameron, Lauren, | ||
Keller Ann, and George; to his sisters, Rosemary Kruckemeyer and | ||
Sue Forestello; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it | ||
further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of | ||
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of George | ||
Keller. | ||
Hilderbran | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1451 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 12, 2011. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||