Bill Text: TX HR759 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Dr. William Peter Kuvlesky Jr. of Kingsville.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2025-06-01 - Reported enrolled [HR759 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-HR759-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 759 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The life of an esteemed educator and wildlife | ||
| researcher drew to a close with the passing of Dr. William Peter | ||
| Kuvlesky Jr. of Kingsville on March 8, 2025, at the age of 67; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of William and Eileen Kuvlesky, Bill | ||
| Kuvlesky was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, on April 11, 1957, | ||
| and he grew up in College Station with four siblings, Mike, Lisa, | ||
| Faith, and Andy; a graduate of A&M Consolidated High School, he | ||
| earned bachelor's and doctoral degrees in wildlife and fisheries | ||
| sciences from Texas A&M University and a master's degree in | ||
| wildlife ecology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison; after | ||
| completing his studies in 1990, he worked as a wildlife ecologist | ||
| for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and then as a wildlife | ||
| biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the Buenos Aires | ||
| National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1999, he joined the faculty of Texas A&M | ||
| University-Kingsville as an assistant professor and research | ||
| scientist for the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute and | ||
| the Department of Animal and Wildlife Sciences, and he was later | ||
| promoted to associate professor; in 2006, he concurrently assumed | ||
| the role of interim assistant dean for the Dick and Mary Lewis | ||
| Kleberg College of Agriculture and Natural Resources before being | ||
| permanently appointed the following year; his tenure at the | ||
| university spanned more than a quarter century, and he | ||
| distinguished himself through his avian ecology research, his | ||
| authorship of research articles and books, and his mentorship of | ||
| countless students; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Dr. Kuvlesky enjoyed the love | ||
| and support of his wife of nearly 25 years, Vanessa, and his | ||
| daughter, Catelyn; he was known for his selflessness and sense of | ||
| humor, and he was passionate about animals; and | ||
| WHEREAS, While the passing of Bill Kuvlesky brings great | ||
| sadness to his loved ones, he leaves behind a legacy that will long | ||
| be treasured by all who held him dear; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Dr. William Peter | ||
| Kuvlesky Jr. and extend deepest condolences to the members of his | ||
| family: to his wife, Vanessa Kuvlesky; to his daughter, Catelyn | ||
| Fritz, and her husband, Landon; to his mother, Eileen Kuvlesky; to | ||
| his siblings, Lisa Bradway and her husband, Leon, Faith McConnell | ||
| and her husband, Pat, and Andy Kuvlesky and his wife, Karen; to his | ||
| sister-in-law, Jennifer Kuvlesky; and to his many 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 Bill | ||
| Kuvlesky. | ||
| Guillen | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 759 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on June 1, 2025. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
