Bill Text: TX SR73 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of the life of Keith Crow.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-01-28 - Reported enrolled [SR73 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR73-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Keith Crow | ||
WHEREAS, Residents of Atlanta, Texas, lost an admired | ||
civic leader with the untimely passing of Mayor Keith Crow on | ||
July 22, 2017, at the age of 61; and | ||
WHEREAS, An Atlanta native, Keith Crow was born on | ||
January 4, 1956, to J. W. and Emily Crow and grew up with the | ||
companionship of his brother, Johnny, and his sister, Elaine; | ||
after graduating from Atlanta High School in 1974, he earned a | ||
bachelor's degree in communications from East Texas State | ||
University in 1979, and he went on to enjoy a rewarding career as | ||
a licensed Realtor and the owner of Keith Crow Realty; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dedicated to serving his community, Mr. Crow took | ||
office as the mayor of Atlanta in May 2006 and remained in that | ||
post for the next 11 years; he belonged to a number of civic | ||
organizations, including the Lions Club, where he held | ||
membership for nearly four decades and served as Song Leader, | ||
Tail Twister, and president; a valued member of the Atlanta | ||
Chamber of Commerce, he was named the group's Man of the Year in | ||
1985; and | ||
WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan was blessed with two | ||
children, Blake and Lauren, in whom he took tremendous pride; | ||
strong in his faith, he was a respected congregant of First | ||
Baptist Church of Atlanta, where he shared his passion for music | ||
by singing with the First Praise Adult Choir and the Boundless | ||
Love Quartet; and | ||
WHEREAS, Keith Crow will always be remembered for his | ||
kindness, his generosity, and his devotion to the city he loved, | ||
and although his journey on this earth ended far too soon, his | ||
life stands as an inspiring example of the good that one person | ||
can accomplish; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of the Honorable | ||
Keith Crow and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his | ||
family: to his children, Blake Crow and his partner, Rachel | ||
McCoart, and Lauren Crow; to his father, J. W. Crow; to his | ||
brother, Johnny Crow, and his wife, Connie; to his sister, Elaine | ||
Johnson, and her husband, Joe; and to his other relatives and | ||
many friends; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns | ||
this day, it do so in memory of Mayor Keith Crow. | ||
Hughes | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on January 28, 2019, by | ||
a rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |