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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 long cherish their memories |
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| 6 | 7 | | of Bryan Kent Stewart of Lake Jackson, who passed away on October |
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| 7 | 8 | | 29, 2015, at the age of 47; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Bryan Stewart was born on March 30, 1968, in |
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| 9 | 10 | | Holdenville, Oklahoma; he graduated from the University of Oklahoma |
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| 10 | 11 | | in 1991 with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, and he |
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| 11 | 12 | | remained an ardent Sooner fan throughout his life; and |
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| 12 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Stewart began his career in 1990, when he took a |
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| 13 | 14 | | position as an intern with the BASF Corporation; he went on to work |
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| 14 | 15 | | at the company's Freeport site for the next 25 years, with |
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| 15 | 16 | | assignments in research and development, environmental health and |
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| 16 | 17 | | safety, and super absorbent polymers; he served for seven years as |
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| 17 | 18 | | the Texas hub safety leader, and he had recently earned promotion to |
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| 18 | 19 | | SAP senior production manager; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Active in the Boy Scouts of America, Mr. Stewart |
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| 20 | 21 | | touched countless lives as a Scout leader for Troop No. 394 in Lake |
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| 21 | 22 | | Jackson; he also led the BASF aquatics program at Camp Karankawa, |
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| 22 | 23 | | where he shared his passion for the outdoors with his coworkers; he |
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| 23 | 24 | | had often spoken of his desire to improve access to the camp, and |
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| 24 | 25 | | after his passing, Brazoria County Precinct 4 and BASF collaborated |
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| 25 | 26 | | to refurbish the road, which was named Bryan's Way in his honor; and |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Mr. Stewart married Kelly |
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| 27 | 28 | | Anderson on May 18, 1991, and over the course of a rewarding union |
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| 28 | 29 | | that spanned nearly a quarter century, they became the proud |
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| 29 | 30 | | parents of three children, Wyatt, Dylan, and Sarah; sustained by a |
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| 30 | 31 | | deep and abiding faith, Mr. Stewart was a deacon at The Lighthouse |
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| 31 | 32 | | Baptist Church; he also played the drums as part of the church's |
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| 32 | 33 | | praise team and in the BASF band Copper Road; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Although his journey on this earth ended far too |
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| 34 | 35 | | soon, Bryan Stewart embraced life to the fullest, and he will remain |
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| 35 | 36 | | a vibrant presence for those he leaves behind; now, therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 37 | 38 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Bryan Kent Stewart |
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| 38 | 39 | | and extend sincere condolences to his relatives and many friends; |
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| 39 | 40 | | and, be it further |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 42 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 42 | 43 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Bryan Kent |
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| 43 | 44 | | Stewart. |
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