H.R. No. 2070
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of William
Kelly Young of Fort Worth, who passed away on April 13, 2009, at the
age of 75; and
WHEREAS, The fourth son of Marshall and Margaret Kelly Young,
Kelly Young was born on October 14, 1933, in Fort Worth; he went on
to graduate from Arlington Heights High School in 1951, and he later
completed a two-year tour of duty as a radar technician with the
United States Army; in 1958, he earned a bachelor's degree in
geology from Washington and Lee University in Virginia; and
WHEREAS, The following year, Mr. Young joined his father at
Marshall R. Young Oil Company, where he was responsible for
securing leases and funding for prospects, and he became a highly
regarded leader within the local oil and gas industry; after their
father's passing in 1976, Mr. Young and his brothers continued to
operate their successful family business; and
WHEREAS, Kelly Young generously supported numerous area
organizations, and he was on the boards of Continental National
Bank, the Lena Pope Home, and the Recovery Resource Council; in
addition, he served as president of the Glass House, and he was a
member of Steeplechase, the Exchange Club of Fort Worth, the Fort
Worth Wildcatters, River Crest Country Club, and the Fort Worth
Club; and
WHEREAS, Outside of his professional and civic involvement,
Mr. Young took great pleasure in raising horses on his ranch in
Weatherford, and in playing golf and traveling; he also enjoyed
entertaining his friends and family by singing and playing the
piano, and he was an avid collector of Americana and Texas folk art;
and
WHEREAS, Kelly Young demonstrated both confidence and
humility in his everyday life, and those fortunate enough to have
shared in his love and friendship will forever treasure their
memories of this caring and easygoing Texan; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of William Kelly Young
and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his
children, Shannon Young Ray and her husband, Breck, Alison Young
and her husband, Clif Wright, William Kelly Young, Jr., and Hunter
Young and his wife, Amy; to his grandchildren, Breck, Peter,
Carson, Taylor, and Megan Ray, EvaClaire and Henry Wright, and
Evelyn and Eleanor Young; to his brother, George M. Young and his
wife, Diane; to his nieces and nephews, Margie Lilly, Kelly Ann
Ewin, George M. Young, Jr., Sherman Young, and Marshall Young; to
his 17 great-nieces and great-nephews; to his cousins, Pope Kelly
and Robert Young; to his godchildren, Annette Williamson and Cece
French Miles; 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 House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of William
Kelly Young.
Geren
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2070 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 19, 2009.
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Chief Clerk of the House