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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The city of Amarillo lost an admired civic leader |
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| 6 | 7 | | with the death of Keith Roger Williams on May 19, 2017, at the age of |
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| 7 | 8 | | 65; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The son of L. Keith and Bonnie Williams, Roger |
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| 9 | 10 | | Williams was born on September 10, 1951, and grew up in Kansas City, |
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| 10 | 11 | | Missouri; he completed both his bachelor's and master's degrees at |
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| 11 | 12 | | Brigham Young University; and |
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| 12 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Williams was the proud father of three children |
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| 13 | 14 | | by his first marriage, Stewart, Marissa, and Marshall, and |
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| 14 | 15 | | following his marriage to Ana Estevez on December 26, 2003, he |
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| 15 | 16 | | welcomed two more children, Nikki and Alexis, into his treasured |
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| 16 | 17 | | family; moreover, he took great delight in his role as grandfather |
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| 17 | 18 | | to Bailee, Ethan, Kai, and Landree; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, The face of Bell Helicopter in the community, |
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| 19 | 20 | | Mr. Williams was one of the first staff members at the plant when it |
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| 20 | 21 | | opened; over the course of his long tenure, he served in a number of |
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| 21 | 22 | | key roles, including site leader, director of administration, |
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| 22 | 23 | | executive director, and head of human resources; he was a kind |
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| 23 | 24 | | mentor to numerous colleagues, and he was known in the wider |
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| 24 | 25 | | community for his leadership in charitable organizations; |
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| 25 | 26 | | dedicated to the United Way of Amarillo and Canyon, he helped raise |
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| 26 | 27 | | more than $5 million as co-chair of its 2008 annual campaign, and he |
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| 27 | 28 | | served on the executive board for a dozen years; he was a member of |
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| 28 | 29 | | many other nonprofit boards as well; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Sustained by a profound faith, Mr. Williams was an |
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| 30 | 31 | | active member of First Baptist Church, where he even helped out in |
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| 31 | 32 | | the nursery; following his retirement in 2012, he became deeply |
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| 32 | 33 | | involved in the church refugee programs and drove vans to bring ESL |
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| 33 | 34 | | students to their classes at First Baptist; he also devoted |
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| 34 | 35 | | considerable time, effort, and resources to help people in need in |
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| 35 | 36 | | Haiti; an avid scholar and voracious reader, he studied a wide range |
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| 36 | 37 | | of subjects; he also loved travel and music and was a great |
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| 37 | 38 | | supporter of the Amarillo Symphony; and |
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| 38 | 39 | | WHEREAS, The life of Roger Williams stands as an inspiring |
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| 39 | 40 | | example of service to others, and though he will be deeply missed by |
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| 40 | 41 | | those he has left behind, they will forever treasure their memories |
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| 41 | 42 | | of his magnificent smile, sharp wit, and boundless generosity; now, |
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| 42 | 43 | | therefore, be it |
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| 43 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 44 | 45 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of K. Roger Williams and |
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| 45 | 46 | | extend sincere sympathy to all who mourn his passing; and, be it |
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| 46 | 47 | | further |
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| 47 | 48 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 48 | 49 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 49 | 50 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Roger |
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| 50 | 51 | | Williams. |
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