H.R. No. 143
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their
memories of Edward William Kafer of San Angelo, who died on November
14, 2014, at the age of 97; and
WHEREAS, Edward Kafer was born in Hurnville on August 25,
1917, to Karl and Anna Kafer; answering his nation's call to duty as
a young man, he served in the U.S. Army, transporting prisoners of
war from France by way of New York to Camp Chaffee in Arkansas
during the latter days of World War II; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of a long and varied career,
Mr. Kafer was a dryland farmer in several locations in Texas, a
stock farmer in Hamilton County, and a night shift corrections
officer for the Texas Youth Council in Gatesville for 15 years; and
WHEREAS, After retiring from state employment, Mr. Kafer and
his wife, Willa Dene, owned and operated the Silver Spur restaurant
in Roby and then went on to work for the Fisher County Senior
Citizen Center, cooking and delivering meals to elderly patrons;
they later lived in Bronte before settling in San Angelo in 2002;
and
WHEREAS, A keen outdoorsman and a Master Gardener, Mr. Kafer
took special pleasure in annual hunting trips with his
brothers-in-law, and he loved to share the bounty of his garden with
family and friends; he also delighted in the time he spent with his
grandchildren, drinking Dr Pepper, enjoying ice cream on the front
porch, and playing football in the front yard even into his 80s; and
WHEREAS, Ed Kafer lived a full and generous life rich in the
intangibles that matter most, and he will be long remembered with
deep affection by all who knew him; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Edward William
Kafer and extend sincere condolences to his loved ones: to his wife
of 62 years, Willa Dene Kafer; to his children, Gary Kafer and his
wife, Mary, Judy Hurst and her husband, Paul, and Jim Bob Kafer and
his wife, Becky; to his grandchildren, April Eagan and her husband,
Scott, Michelle Ridenour and her husband, Curtis, Matt Hurst and
his wife, Jessica, Kylen Kafer and his wife, Amanda, Clayton Kafer
and his wife, Bailey, and Canyon Kafer; to his great-granddaughter,
Aubrey Anna Ridenour; to his sisters, Rosemary Schaffner, Ruth
Gardner, and Anna Lee Lewis; 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 Edward
William Kafer.
Sheffield
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 143 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on February 19, 2015.
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Chief Clerk of the House