Bill Text: TX HR196 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Steven Patrick Kanaly of Houston.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-04 - Reported enrolled [HR196 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR196-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 196 |
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WHEREAS, Steven Patrick Kanaly, an esteemed Houston | ||
businessman and philanthropist, died on January 11, 2011, at the | ||
age of 57; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born to E. Deane and Virginia Lee Kanaly in Oklahoma | ||
City on August 9, 1953, Steven Kanaly moved to Houston with his | ||
family as a child; he graduated from Westchester Senior High School | ||
and went on to earn his bachelor's degree in business | ||
administration from The University of Texas at Austin in 1976; and | ||
WHEREAS, Soon after his return to Houston, Mr. Kanaly joined | ||
his father's newly formed company, Kanaly Trust, where he started | ||
out as a financial advisor; he later served as the company's | ||
president and vice chair, and he continued to sit on the board of | ||
directors following his retirement in 2008; and | ||
WHEREAS, Widely respected within his profession, Mr. Kanaly | ||
led the board of directors of the National Association of Personal | ||
Financial Advisors; he also worked with the Houston Estate and | ||
Financial Forum, the Houston Business and Estate Planning Council, | ||
and the Financial Planning Association; he was listed multiple | ||
times by Worth magazine as one of the nation's best financial | ||
advisors and by Medical Economics magazine as one of the 150 best | ||
financial advisors for doctors, and he regularly shared his | ||
expertise in the local and national financial press; and | ||
WHEREAS, Despite his busy professional life, Mr. Kanaly found | ||
time to contribute to his community, participating in many | ||
charitable and community efforts and generously supporting such | ||
causes as the American Heart Association, Texas Children's | ||
Hospital, Houston Symphony, Muscular Dystrophy Association, and | ||
American Cancer Society; he was a member of the River Oaks Breakfast | ||
Club and a facilitator for the Greater Houston Partnership CEO | ||
Roundtable; and | ||
WHEREAS, A devoted husband and father and a treasured friend | ||
to many, Steven Kanaly made an indelible impression on the hearts of | ||
all who were privileged to share in his life, and he will forever be | ||
remembered with deepest respect and affection; now, therefore, be | ||
it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Steven Patrick Kanaly | ||
and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his | ||
wife of 21 years, Vicki C. Kanaly; to his mother, Virginia Lee | ||
Kanaly; to his children, Kourtney Louise Kanaly and Kamden Deane | ||
Kanaly, and their mother, Becky Page; to his brother, Jeffrey | ||
Kanaly, his wife, Debra, and their children, Morgan and Chase | ||
Kanaly; to his brother, Andrew Kanaly, his children, Virginia Lee | ||
Kanaly and William Gray Kanaly, and their mother, Lisa W. Kanaly; | ||
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 Steven | ||
Patrick Kanaly. | ||
Woolley | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 196 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on February 24, 2011. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||