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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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| 6 | 7 | | memories of Edward William Kafer of San Angelo, who died on November |
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| 7 | 8 | | 14, 2014, at the age of 97; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Edward Kafer was born in Hurnville on August 25, |
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| 9 | 10 | | 1917, to Karl and Anna Kafer; answering his nation's call to duty as |
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| 10 | 11 | | a young man, he served in the U.S. Army, transporting prisoners of |
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| 11 | 12 | | war from France by way of New York to Camp Chaffee in Arkansas |
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| 12 | 13 | | during the latter days of World War II; and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of a long and varied career, |
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| 14 | 15 | | Mr. Kafer was a dryland farmer in several locations in Texas, a |
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| 15 | 16 | | stock farmer in Hamilton County, and a night shift corrections |
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| 16 | 17 | | officer for the Texas Youth Council in Gatesville for 15 years; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, After retiring from state employment, Mr. Kafer and |
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| 18 | 19 | | his wife, Willa Dene, owned and operated the Silver Spur restaurant |
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| 19 | 20 | | in Roby and then went on to work for the Fisher County Senior |
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| 20 | 21 | | Citizen Center, cooking and delivering meals to elderly patrons; |
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| 21 | 22 | | they later lived in Bronte before settling in San Angelo in 2002; |
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| 22 | 23 | | and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, A keen outdoorsman and a Master Gardener, Mr. Kafer |
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| 24 | 25 | | took special pleasure in annual hunting trips with his |
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| 25 | 26 | | brothers-in-law, and he loved to share the bounty of his garden with |
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| 26 | 27 | | family and friends; he also delighted in the time he spent with his |
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| 27 | 28 | | grandchildren, drinking Dr Pepper, enjoying ice cream on the front |
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| 28 | 29 | | porch, and playing football in the front yard even into his 80s; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Ed Kafer lived a full and generous life rich in the |
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| 30 | 31 | | intangibles that matter most, and he will be long remembered with |
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| 31 | 32 | | deep affection by all who knew him; now, therefore, be it |
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| 32 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 33 | 34 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Edward William |
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| 34 | 35 | | Kafer and extend sincere condolences to his loved ones: to his wife |
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| 35 | 36 | | of 62 years, Willa Dene Kafer; to his children, Gary Kafer and his |
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| 36 | 37 | | wife, Mary, Judy Hurst and her husband, Paul, and Jim Bob Kafer and |
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| 37 | 38 | | his wife, Becky; to his grandchildren, April Eagan and her husband, |
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| 38 | 39 | | Scott, Michelle Ridenour and her husband, Curtis, Matt Hurst and |
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| 39 | 40 | | his wife, Jessica, Kylen Kafer and his wife, Amanda, Clayton Kafer |
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| 40 | 41 | | and his wife, Bailey, and Canyon Kafer; to his great-granddaughter, |
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| 41 | 42 | | Aubrey Anna Ridenour; to his sisters, Rosemary Schaffner, Ruth |
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| 42 | 43 | | Gardner, and Anna Lee Lewis; and to his other relatives and friends; |
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| 43 | 44 | | and, be it further |
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| 44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 46 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 46 | 47 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Edward |
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| 47 | 48 | | William Kafer. |
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