H.R. No. 1026
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The city of Kerrville lost an admired resident with
the death of Henry Earl Kilgore, Jr., on February 14, 2013, at the
age of 82; and
WHEREAS, A Kerrville native, Earl Kilgore was the son of
Henry and Naida Kilgore; he graduated from Tivy High School in 1949
and spent two years in college before serving in the United States
Navy during and after the Korean War; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Kilgore returned to the States and resumed his
studies at The University of Texas at Austin, where he met Virginia
"Ginger" Crawford on a blind date; six months later, on July 1,
1955, the couple married, and over the course of nearly six decades
together, their family grew to include 5 children, Stan, Karen,
Sandra, Terri, and Lynette, as well as 11 grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, After graduating, Mr. Kilgore continued his
education at UT Southwestern Medical School in Dallas; earning his
medical degree in 1962, he served as an intern and as a research
fellow before completing his surgery residency at Parkland Memorial
Hospital in 1968; and
WHEREAS, That year, Mr. Kilgore and his family moved back to
Kerrville; he opened a private practice there and worked as a
general surgeon until 1994, when he took on a job with the Veterans
Administration; he continued to practice medicine for the rest of
his life; and
WHEREAS, A gifted storyteller, Mr. Kilgore loved spinning
tales of the Texas Hill Country and the Guadalupe River for his
children and grandchildren, and his infectious sense of humor was a
joy to all who knew him; and
WHEREAS, Earl Kilgore treasured the time he spent in the
company of his family and friends, and those he leaves behind will
in turn cherish their memories of this kind and caring man; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Henry Earl Kilgore,
Jr., and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to
his wife, Ginger Kilgore; to his children, Stan Kilgore and his
wife, Kathleen, Karen Freeman and her husband, Howard, Sandra
Adkins and her husband, Brian, Terri Hay and her husband, Daryl, and
Lynette Kilgore; to his grandchildren, William and Kristen Kilgore,
Carter, Bennett, and Teak Freeman, Tia, Preston, and Trey Adkins,
and Martin, Spencer, and Stuart Hay; and to his 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 Henry Earl
Kilgore, Jr.
Hilderbran
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1026 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on March 27, 2013.
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Chief Clerk of the House