Bill Text: TX HR593 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Kelly McCarron Abbitt, honorary mayor of San Leon.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-22 - Reported enrolled [HR593 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR593-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 593 |
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WHEREAS, The passing of Kelly McCarron Abbitt, the honorary | ||
mayor of San Leon, on July 18, 2018, at the age of 56, brought a | ||
profound loss to his community and to the numerous people whose | ||
lives he touched; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Houston on December 21, 1961, to Howard | ||
Abbitt and Caroline Dickens, Kelly Abbitt grew up with the | ||
companionship of four siblings, Randy, Paul, Christine, and Lauren; | ||
after attending high school in Friendswood, he served his country | ||
as a member of the United States Navy from 1984 to 1990, during | ||
which time he was stationed aboard the USS Sample in Pearl Harbor, | ||
Hawaii, and the USS Mount Vernon out of Long Beach, California; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Abbitt worked as a project manager for an IT | ||
consulting company and resided in the unincorporated community of | ||
San Leon; he held the title of honorary mayor, a position he | ||
initially earned by raising $32,000 at the annual Where the Hell is | ||
San Leon Festival and donating the funds to the local Little League, | ||
American Legion, and other charities; he ultimately served four | ||
consecutive one-year terms in that office and benefited an array of | ||
people and causes during his tenure; a well-known figure in the | ||
area, he took great pride in the place he called home and in the | ||
spirit of giving that he felt defined its citizens; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Abbitt was supported by | ||
his loving wife, Jan Abbitt, who held the title of first lady of San | ||
Leon; he was a devoted father to two children, Devin and Michael, | ||
and his circle of loved ones also included his siblings, his "Pops," | ||
Charles Dickens, and his many friends; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although he is greatly missed, Kelly Abbitt left an | ||
indelible mark on San Leon, and those fortunate enough to know him | ||
will forever treasure their memories of this beloved gentleman; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Kelly McCarron Abbitt | ||
and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn his passing; 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 Kelly | ||
Abbitt. | ||
Middleton | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 593 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on March 21, 2019. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||