Bill Text: TX HR215 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Jean May Keller of Arlington.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-25 - Reported enrolled [HR215 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR215-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 215 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Jean May | ||
| Keller of Arlington, who passed away on January 6, 2011, at the age | ||
| of 46; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born on April 20, 1964, Ms. Keller graduated from | ||
| Cedarville University in Ohio with a bachelor's degree in biology | ||
| and worked as a medical technologist until her marriage to the | ||
| Reverend Joseph A. Keller; while they were living in Columbus, | ||
| Ohio, she taught a high school level biology course that provided | ||
| lab experience to homeschooled students; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The couple eventually became the proud parents of | ||
| six children, Hannah, Rebekah, Ruth, Naomi, Deborah, and Daniel, | ||
| and Ms. Keller devoted herself to their education; she shared her | ||
| love of science and nature with them, and among the many homeschool | ||
| activities she arranged were field trips to parks, libraries, zoos, | ||
| museums, and a fishery; moreover, she took her family to hunt | ||
| fossils at Benbrook Lake and Lake Texoma and showed the youngsters | ||
| how to identify and organize the items in their collections; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An avid horsewoman, Ms. Keller frequently took her | ||
| family riding; she engaged her children in such interesting hobbies | ||
| as scrapbooking, and she introduced them to the democratic process | ||
| through work on a political campaign; in addition, she was a loyal | ||
| fan of the Dallas Stars hockey team and would cheer for them at | ||
| games until she grew hoarse; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Giving generously of her time and talents, Ms. | ||
| Keller taught Sunday school at Christ Covenant Church; she also | ||
| organized the girls' ministry, led counseling sessions for women, | ||
| and planned campouts for the congregation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Jean Keller will be deeply missed, but memories of | ||
| her steadfast dedication to her family and faith remain to comfort | ||
| those she left behind; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Jean May Keller and | ||
| extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her | ||
| husband, Reverend Joseph A. Keller; to her daughters, Hannah, | ||
| Rebekah, Ruth, Naomi, and Deborah; to her son, Daniel; and to her | ||
| other relatives and friends; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of | ||
| Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jean May | ||
| Keller. | ||
| Zedler | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 215 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on February 24, 2011. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
