Bill Text: TX HR867 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: In memory of Georgia London Keeter of Throckmorton.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-04-05 - Reported enrolled [HR867 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HR867-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 867

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the
death of Georgia London Keeter of Throckmorton on October 5, 2017,
at the age of 76; and
WHEREAS, The daughter of George and Elizabeth London, the
former Georgia London was born in Olney on July 30, 1941, and raised
in Throckmorton, where generations of her extended family had lived
and ranched; she loved to ride horses and work cattle, and her
father regarded her as his best cowhand; on August 19, 1961, she
married her high school sweetheart, Harrell Keeter, and after
settling in Wichita Falls, she finished her bachelor's degree at
Midwestern State University; the couple became the proud parents of
a son, George, and Mrs. Keeter was very involved as a room mother
and supporter of his band, choir, and other activities; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Keeter taught for three decades at Kate Burgess
and Ben Franklin Elementary Schools in the Wichita Falls
Independent School District; she was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma,
and her skill and dedication to her calling earned her numerous
accolades, including the Region 9 Teacher of the Year Award and
multiple West Foundation Awards; in addition, she was very active
in her church and volunteered for the American Cancer Society Reach
To Recovery program; following the death of her father in 1998, she
and her husband moved back to Throckmorton to help run the family
ranch and assist her mother; they joined the First United Methodist
Church, where Mrs. Keeter served on the administrative council and
many committees; in later years, she became the proud grandmother
of Hanna and Scott, and she loved to attend all their events, even
traveling to England and Hawaii to cheer them on; she met health
challenges with grace and determination, continuing to offer
wholehearted support to all the members of her extended family; and
WHEREAS, Georgia Keeter enriched the lives of innumerable
people, and those fortunate enough to have known her will forever
remember her warmth, kindness, and devotion; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Georgia London
Keeter and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family;
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 Georgia
London Keeter.
Springer
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 867 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on April 5, 2019.
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Chief Clerk of the House