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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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| 6 | 7 | | passing of Clark Dennis Klein Sr. of Kerrville on February 20, 2018, |
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| 7 | 8 | | at the age of 80; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born in Kerrville to Walter and Minnie Leyendecker |
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| 9 | 10 | | Klein on January 19, 1938, Clark Klein grew up with the |
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| 10 | 11 | | companionship of three sisters, Marilyn, Yolanda, and Barbara; he |
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| 11 | 12 | | attended Notre Dame Catholic School and later graduated from Tivy |
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| 12 | 13 | | High School in 1956, before enlisting in the United States Army and |
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| 13 | 14 | | serving in Germany for three years; after returning home, he spent |
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| 14 | 15 | | more than two decades in the Texas National Guard, where he attained |
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| 15 | 16 | | the rank of command sergeant major; he remained deeply proud of his |
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| 16 | 17 | | military service throughout his life; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Klein enjoyed a civilian career with the |
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| 18 | 19 | | U.S. Postal Service, working as a letter carrier in San Antonio and |
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| 19 | 20 | | Austin and retiring in Kerrville as superintendent of postal |
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| 20 | 21 | | operations; following his retirement, his passion for cars led him |
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| 21 | 22 | | to serve as a driver for local car dealers, and he delighted in |
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| 22 | 23 | | taking annual family trips to Europe, especially Germany and |
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| 23 | 24 | | Ireland; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Guided by a strong and abiding faith, Mr. Klein gave |
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| 25 | 26 | | much of his time to the Knights of Columbus; he was a charter member |
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| 26 | 27 | | of the Father Kemper Council and served the organization as Grand |
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| 27 | 28 | | Knight, District Deputy, and Faithful Navigator of the Fourth |
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| 28 | 29 | | Degree; he was also a longtime parishioner of Notre Dame Catholic |
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| 29 | 30 | | Church and a volunteer for the Notre Dame rectory, and he served |
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| 30 | 31 | | selflessly as a communion minister to the ill and homebound; |
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| 31 | 32 | | moreover, he was a member of the Ingram school board as well as a |
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| 32 | 33 | | graduate of the Kerrville Citizen Police Academy; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Klein was blessed with the love and support of |
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| 34 | 35 | | his wife of 55 years, Karen Klein; he was the devoted father of |
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| 35 | 36 | | three children, Clark, Kevin, and Christine, and he experienced the |
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| 36 | 37 | | joy of welcoming into his family four grandsons, Joseph, Gabe, |
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| 37 | 38 | | Samuel, and Jacob, and a great-grandson, Cole; and |
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| 38 | 39 | | WHEREAS, While the passing of Clark Klein brings great sorrow |
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| 39 | 40 | | to his loved ones, he leaves behind a legacy that will long be |
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| 40 | 41 | | treasured by all those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it |
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| 41 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 42 | 43 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Clark Dennis Klein Sr. |
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| 43 | 44 | | and extend sincere sympathy to his relatives and friends; and, be it |
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| 44 | 45 | | further |
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| 45 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 47 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 47 | 48 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Clark |
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| 48 | 49 | | Dennis Klein Sr. |
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