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