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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The family and friends of Kenneth James Hayes of |
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| 6 | 7 | | Malakoff suffered an immeasurable loss with his death in November |
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| 7 | 8 | | 2018 at the age of 60; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The son of Kermitt Hayes and Olene Thomas, Ken Hayes |
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| 9 | 10 | | was born in Dallas on August 9, 1958, and he grew up in western |
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| 10 | 11 | | Henderson County with three siblings, Jimmy, Karl, and Pamela; he |
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| 11 | 12 | | worked for Texas Utilities Mining near Fairfield for nearly a |
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| 12 | 13 | | quarter century before returning to Henderson County in the late |
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| 13 | 14 | | 1990s to found and operate Hayes & Company Custom Homes; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Hayes ably served his fellow citizens as |
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| 15 | 16 | | Henderson County Commissioner for Precinct No. 1 from his |
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| 16 | 17 | | inauguration in 2017 until his passing; his extensive record of |
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| 17 | 18 | | public service further included his positions on the boards of the |
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| 18 | 19 | | Henderson County Fair, Post Oak Cemetery, Trinity-Neches Soil and |
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| 19 | 20 | | Water Conservation District, and Henderson County Livestock Show, |
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| 20 | 21 | | as well as his membership on the Malakoff Independent School |
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| 21 | 22 | | District school board, Go Texan Scholarship Committee, and the |
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| 22 | 23 | | Henderson County Heifer Committee; moreover, he was a valued |
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| 23 | 24 | | congregant of the First Baptist Church of Malakoff; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Hayes enjoyed the love and |
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| 25 | 26 | | support of his wife, Joyce, and he took great pride in his children, |
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| 26 | 27 | | Kristi, Josh, Jenni, and Katie; with the passing years he had the |
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| 27 | 28 | | pleasure of seeing his family grow to include 10 grandchildren, |
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| 28 | 29 | | Megan, Allie, Kyler, Paige, Kinleigh, Loden, Lukas, Seth, Ady, and |
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| 29 | 30 | | Jace; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, While Ken Hayes's passing has deprived the Henderson |
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| 31 | 32 | | County community of one of its most admired leaders, those he leaves |
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| 32 | 33 | | behind will continue to find inspiration in his many |
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| 33 | 34 | | accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 35 | 36 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Kenneth James Hayes |
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| 36 | 37 | | and extend sincere sympathy to all who mourn his passing; and, be it |
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| 37 | 38 | | further |
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| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 39 | 40 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 40 | 41 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Ken Hayes. |
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