| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 395 |
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| 2 | 2 | | In Memory |
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| 3 | 3 | | of |
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| 4 | 4 | | Jerome Kenneth Findley |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Jerome Kenneth Findley, a successful attorney and |
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| 6 | 6 | | an esteemed member of the Tyler community, passed away on July |
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| 7 | 7 | | 14, 2018, at the age of 73; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, A fifth-generation Texan, Ken Findley was born in |
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| 9 | 9 | | Dallas on March 1, 1945, to Jack and Doris Findley, and he grew up |
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| 10 | 10 | | with a sister, Jacqueline; he and his wife, Annette Sterlacci |
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| 11 | 11 | | Findley, shared a rewarding relationship that spanned 46 years, |
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| 12 | 12 | | and he was the proud father of two sons, Jonathan Kyle Findley and |
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| 13 | 13 | | the late Jerome Kenneth Findley II; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, After earning a bachelor's degree in business |
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| 15 | 15 | | administration from Stephen F. Austin State University in 1970, |
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| 16 | 16 | | Mr. Findley graduated from South Texas College of Law in 1977; he |
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| 17 | 17 | | worked in the oil and gas industry in Houston before moving to |
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| 18 | 18 | | Tyler in 1982 and setting up his own private practice; he was a |
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| 19 | 19 | | member of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, the Texas Bar |
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| 20 | 20 | | College, and Lawyers of Distinction, and he received the |
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| 21 | 21 | | Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent peer review rating; he was also |
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| 22 | 22 | | a lifetime member of Mensa; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Findley and his wife were leaders in their |
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| 24 | 24 | | community, actively supporting the Women's Symphony League of |
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| 25 | 25 | | Tyler, the Tyler Museum of Art, Tyler Day Nursery, and other |
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| 26 | 26 | | local institutions; deeply devoted to his loved ones, he took |
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| 27 | 27 | | great pleasure in planning adventures for his family, and as a |
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| 28 | 28 | | BoyScoutleader,hehelpedhistwosonsbecomeEagleScouts;his |
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| 29 | 29 | | other interests included reading history and autobiographies and |
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| 30 | 30 | | riding his Harley on back roads throughout the United States; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, A loving husband and father and a highly respected |
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| 32 | 32 | | lawyer, Ken Findley lived a rich and purposeful life, and he will |
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| 33 | 33 | | be long remembered with deep affection by all who knew him; now, |
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| 34 | 34 | | therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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| 36 | 36 | | Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Jerome Kenneth |
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| 37 | 37 | | Findley and extend heartfelt sympathy to his family and many |
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| 38 | 38 | | friends; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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| 40 | 40 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns |
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| 41 | 41 | | this day, it do so in memory of Ken Findley. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Hughes |
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| 43 | 43 | | ________________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | President of the Senate |
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| 45 | 45 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 46 | 46 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 47 | 47 | | the Senate on March 14, 2019, by a |
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| 48 | 48 | | rising vote. |
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| 49 | 49 | | ________________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 51 | 51 | | ________________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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