Bill Text: TX HR5 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Kenneth Dewayne Phillips of Dallas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-02 - Reported enrolled [HR5 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR5-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 5 |
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the | ||
passing of Kenneth Dewayne Phillips of Dallas on September 26, | ||
2023, at the age of 79; and | ||
WHEREAS, Kenneth Phillips was born in Lansing, Michigan, on | ||
February 7, 1944, to William and Edna Phillips; he attended Lansing | ||
Eastern High School, where he met his future wife; answering his | ||
nation's call to duty, he joined the U.S. Air Force, and he went on | ||
to earn a degree from the University of Alaska while stationed at | ||
Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage; and | ||
WHEREAS, Following his discharge, Mr. Phillips returned to | ||
Michigan in 1970 and took a job at a feed company; he later embarked | ||
on a career in medical sales and was hired by Ethicon; in 1976, he | ||
was offered the opportunity to open a territory for DePuy Synthes in | ||
Southern California, where he would reside for the next two | ||
decades; after leaving California, he lived in several places, | ||
including Michigan, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, before | ||
settling in Texas; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Phillips was a devoted father to his three | ||
children, Tanya, Todd, and Heidi, whom he supported in all of their | ||
endeavors; with the passing years, his treasured family grew to | ||
include six grandchildren, Maddie, Max, Duncan, Ava, Ben, and Ruby; | ||
his life was further enriched by the wide circle of friends that he | ||
made during his many adventures; and | ||
WHEREAS, While the passing of Kenneth Phillips brings great | ||
sadness to his loved ones, he leaves behind a legacy that will long | ||
be treasured by all those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
of Kenneth Dewayne Phillips and extend heartfelt condolences to the | ||
members of his family: to his children, Tanya Phillips, Kenneth | ||
Todd Phillips and his wife, Stephanie, and Heidi Carvalho and her | ||
husband, Matt; to his grandchildren, Maddie, Max, and Duncan | ||
Carvalho and Ava, Ben, and Ruby Phillips; 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 Kenneth | ||
Phillips. | ||
Meyer | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 5 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
vote of the House on November 1, 2023. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||