87S30175 CJM-D
By: Middleton H.R. No. 6
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their
memories of Kenneth Arlan Bostrom, who passed away on August 21,
2021, at the age of 72, and his wife, Mary Elizabeth Bostrom, who
passed away on August 24, 2021, at the age of 72; and
WHEREAS, A native of Montevideo, Minnesota, Ken Bostrom was
born on July 21, 1949, to John and Nelinda Bostrom, and he grew up
with the companionship of six siblings, Cindy, Joy, Linda, Mary
Ann, Darrell, and Larrie; after graduating from Montevideo High
School in 1967, he served in the U.S. Navy; he was later employed by
the Farmers Union Grain Terminal Association for more than a
decade, and during his tenure, he worked in radio broadcasting as a
DJ; he went on to host his own TV program in Aberdeen, South Dakota,
before embarking on a 29-year career as a state licensed consultant
at Brown Hearing Centers in Orange, Texas; and
WHEREAS, The former Mary Brown was born in Balaton,
Minnesota, on July 11, 1949, to Charles and Elnora Brown, and she
grew up with five siblings, Betty, E. Anne, Corinne, Charlene, and
Charles; a 1967 graduate of Echo High School, she worked in home
daycare before joining Feinstein's department store; she
subsequently enjoyed a rewarding career in the banking industry,
and she later served as church administrator at Church of the Living
God in Galveston; over the years, she studied at the American
Bankers Association, and she earned a certificate from Rhema
Correspondence Bible School; and
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Bostrom shared a loving marriage that
spanned more than five decades, and together they answered the call
to the ministry; they graduated from Wisdom Bible Institute in
1994, Mr. Bostrom as valedictorian, and Mrs. Bostrom went on to
become an instructor for the school; they were later ordained
through World Ministry Fellowship, where Mr. Bostrom served as
board chair and Texas Gulf Coast state director for over a decade;
in addition, they founded Ken Bostrom Ministries in 2000, and they
both earned doctor of ministry degrees in theology from the College
for Global Deployment; and
WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to their family, Mr. and
Mrs. Bostrom were the parents of three children, Shannon, Jennifer,
and the late Jyl Grey Anderson, and they were further blessed with
six grandchildren, McKinley, Delaney, Kennedy, Jacob, Maxwell, and
Samantha; and
WHEREAS, Through their commitment to their faith and to their
loved ones, Ken and Mary Bostrom touched the lives of countless
people during their time on this earth, and they will long be
remembered with admiration and affection by all those who held them
dear; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory
of Kenneth and Mary Bostrom and extend heartfelt sympathy to their
relatives and many friends; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for their family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Ken and
Mary Bostrom.