Bill Text: TX HR1863 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of James Stephen Kelley, former Sweetwater chief of police.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-28 - Reported enrolled [HR1863 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1863-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1863 |
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Sweetwater have lost a beloved | ||
member of their community with the passing of former chief of police | ||
James Stephen Kelley on January 24, 2019, at the age of 68; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Roby on November 18, 1950, to Stephen and | ||
Priscilla Kelley, Jim Kelley grew up with the companionship of a | ||
brother, Joe, and a sister, Rhonda; after attending Rotan High | ||
School, he served in the United States Navy as a corpsman during the | ||
Vietnam War; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Kelley began his career in law enforcement in | ||
Sweetwater, where he worked as a police officer for seven years | ||
before being promoted to chief of police, a position he held for 28 | ||
years; he contributed to his professional community through his | ||
involvement with the West Central Texas Council of Governments, and | ||
at the time of his passing, he was the head of security at Rolling | ||
Plains Memorial Hospital; and | ||
WHEREAS, An engaged citizen of Sweetwater, Mr. Kelley served | ||
on the Children's Advocacy Centers of West Texas board, and coached | ||
Little League and Pee Wee basketball for 15 years; he also | ||
volunteered his time as a deacon at the 4th and Elm Church of Christ | ||
and held membership in VFW Post No. 2479; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Kelley enjoyed the love | ||
and support of his wife, Scharles, and he took great pride in his | ||
two sons, Tanner and Paxton; and | ||
WHEREAS, Jim Kelley was a pillar of his community and a | ||
blessing in the lives of countless people, and he leaves behind a | ||
legacy that will forever be treasured by those who held him dear; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of James Stephen | ||
Kelley and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to | ||
his wife, Scharles Kelley; to his sons, Tanner Kelley and Paxton | ||
Kelley; to his sister, Rhonda Seymour, and her husband, Mitch; to | ||
his sisters-in-law, Nathalie Kelley and Liz Miller and her husband, | ||
Al; to his nieces, Bri Burnett and her husband, Blake, and Blace | ||
Garcia and her husband, Mark; to his nephews, Erick Lewis and Josh | ||
Kelley; 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 Jim Kelley. | ||
Lambert | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1863 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 24, 2019. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||