| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 73 |
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| 2 | 2 | | In Memory |
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| 3 | 3 | | of |
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| 4 | 4 | | Keith Crow |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Residents of Atlanta, Texas, lost an admired |
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| 6 | 6 | | civic leader with the untimely passing of Mayor Keith Crow on |
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| 7 | 7 | | July 22, 2017, at the age of 61; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, An Atlanta native, Keith Crow was born on |
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| 9 | 9 | | January 4, 1956, to J. W. and Emily Crow and grew up with the |
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| 10 | 10 | | companionship of his brother, Johnny, and his sister, Elaine; |
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| 11 | 11 | | after graduating from Atlanta High School in 1974, he earned a |
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| 12 | 12 | | bachelor's degree in communications from East Texas State |
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| 13 | 13 | | University in 1979, and he went on to enjoy a rewarding career as |
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| 14 | 14 | | a licensed Realtor and the owner of Keith Crow Realty; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Dedicated to serving his community, Mr. Crow took |
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| 16 | 16 | | office as the mayor of Atlanta in May 2006 and remained in that |
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| 17 | 17 | | post for the next 11 years; he belonged to a number of civic |
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| 18 | 18 | | organizations, including the Lions Club, where he held |
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| 19 | 19 | | membership for nearly four decades and served as Song Leader, |
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| 20 | 20 | | Tail Twister, and president; a valued member of the Atlanta |
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| 21 | 21 | | Chamber of Commerce, he was named the group's Man of the Year in |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1985; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan was blessed with two |
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| 24 | 24 | | children, Blake and Lauren, in whom he took tremendous pride; |
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| 25 | 25 | | strong in his faith, he was a respected congregant of First |
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| 26 | 26 | | Baptist Church of Atlanta, where he shared his passion for music |
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| 27 | 27 | | by singing with the First Praise Adult Choir and the Boundless |
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| 28 | 28 | | Love Quartet; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Keith Crow will always be remembered for his |
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| 30 | 30 | | kindness, his generosity, and his devotion to the city he loved, |
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| 31 | 31 | | and although his journey on this earth ended far too soon, his |
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| 32 | 32 | | life stands as an inspiring example of the good that one person |
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| 33 | 33 | | can accomplish; now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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| 35 | 35 | | Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of the Honorable |
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| 36 | 36 | | Keith Crow and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his |
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| 37 | 37 | | family: to his children, Blake Crow and his partner, Rachel |
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| 38 | 38 | | McCoart, and Lauren Crow; to his father, J. W. Crow; to his |
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| 39 | 39 | | brother, Johnny Crow, and his wife, Connie; to his sister, Elaine |
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| 40 | 40 | | Johnson, and her husband, Joe; and to his other relatives and |
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| 41 | 41 | | many friends; and, be it further |
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| 42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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| 43 | 43 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns |
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| 44 | 44 | | this day, it do so in memory of Mayor Keith Crow. |
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| 45 | 45 | | Hughes |
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| 46 | 46 | | ________________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | President of the Senate |
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| 48 | 48 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 49 | 49 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 50 | 50 | | the Senate on January 28, 2019, by |
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| 51 | 51 | | a rising vote. |
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| 52 | 52 | | ________________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 54 | 54 | | ________________________________ |
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| 55 | 55 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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