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11 H.R. No. 2070
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55 WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of William
66 Kelly Young of Fort Worth, who passed away on April 13, 2009, at the
77 age of 75; and
88 WHEREAS, The fourth son of Marshall and Margaret Kelly Young,
99 Kelly Young was born on October 14, 1933, in Fort Worth; he went on
1010 to graduate from Arlington Heights High School in 1951, and he later
1111 completed a two-year tour of duty as a radar technician with the
1212 United States Army; in 1958, he earned a bachelor's degree in
1313 geology from Washington and Lee University in Virginia; and
1414 WHEREAS, The following year, Mr. Young joined his father at
1515 Marshall R. Young Oil Company, where he was responsible for
1616 securing leases and funding for prospects, and he became a highly
1717 regarded leader within the local oil and gas industry; after their
1818 father's passing in 1976, Mr. Young and his brothers continued to
1919 operate their successful family business; and
2020 WHEREAS, Kelly Young generously supported numerous area
2121 organizations, and he was on the boards of Continental National
2222 Bank, the Lena Pope Home, and the Recovery Resource Council; in
2323 addition, he served as president of the Glass House, and he was a
2424 member of Steeplechase, the Exchange Club of Fort Worth, the Fort
2525 Worth Wildcatters, River Crest Country Club, and the Fort Worth
2626 Club; and
2727 WHEREAS, Outside of his professional and civic involvement,
2828 Mr. Young took great pleasure in raising horses on his ranch in
2929 Weatherford, and in playing golf and traveling; he also enjoyed
3030 entertaining his friends and family by singing and playing the
3131 piano, and he was an avid collector of Americana and Texas folk art;
3232 and
3333 WHEREAS, Kelly Young demonstrated both confidence and
3434 humility in his everyday life, and those fortunate enough to have
3535 shared in his love and friendship will forever treasure their
3636 memories of this caring and easygoing Texan; now, therefore, be it
3737 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
3838 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of William Kelly Young
3939 and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his
4040 children, Shannon Young Ray and her husband, Breck, Alison Young
4141 and her husband, Clif Wright, William Kelly Young, Jr., and Hunter
4242 Young and his wife, Amy; to his grandchildren, Breck, Peter,
4343 Carson, Taylor, and Megan Ray, EvaClaire and Henry Wright, and
4444 Evelyn and Eleanor Young; to his brother, George M. Young and his
4545 wife, Diane; to his nieces and nephews, Margie Lilly, Kelly Ann
4646 Ewin, George M. Young, Jr., Sherman Young, and Marshall Young; to
4747 his 17 great-nieces and great-nephews; to his cousins, Pope Kelly
4848 and Robert Young; to his godchildren, Annette Williamson and Cece
4949 French Miles; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be
5050 it further
5151 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
5252 prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
5353 Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of William
5454 Kelly Young.
5555 Geren
5656 ______________________________
5757 Speaker of the House
5858 I certify that H.R. No. 2070 was unanimously adopted by a
5959 rising vote of the House on May 19, 2009.
6060 ______________________________
6161 Chief Clerk of the House