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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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| 6 | 7 | | memories of Kenneth Arlan Bostrom, who passed away on August 21, |
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| 7 | 8 | | 2021, at the age of 72, and his wife, Mary Elizabeth Bostrom, who |
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| 8 | 9 | | passed away on August 24, 2021, at the age of 72; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, A native of Montevideo, Minnesota, Ken Bostrom was |
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| 10 | 11 | | born on July 21, 1949, to John and Nelinda Bostrom, and he grew up |
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| 11 | 12 | | with the companionship of six siblings, Cindy, Joy, Linda, Mary |
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| 12 | 13 | | Ann, Darrell, and Larrie; after graduating from Montevideo High |
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| 13 | 14 | | School in 1967, he served in the U.S. Navy; he was later employed by |
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| 14 | 15 | | the Farmers Union Grain Terminal Association for more than a |
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| 15 | 16 | | decade, and during his tenure, he worked in radio broadcasting as a |
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| 16 | 17 | | DJ; he went on to host his own TV program in Aberdeen, South Dakota, |
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| 17 | 18 | | before embarking on a 29-year career as a state licensed consultant |
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| 18 | 19 | | at Brown Hearing Centers in Orange, Texas; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, The former Mary Brown was born in Balaton, |
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| 20 | 21 | | Minnesota, on July 11, 1949, to Charles and Elnora Brown, and she |
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| 21 | 22 | | grew up with five siblings, Betty, E. Anne, Corinne, Charlene, and |
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| 22 | 23 | | Charles; a 1967 graduate of Echo High School, she worked in home |
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| 23 | 24 | | daycare before joining Feinstein's department store; she |
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| 24 | 25 | | subsequently enjoyed a rewarding career in the banking industry, |
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| 25 | 26 | | and she later served as church administrator at Church of the Living |
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| 26 | 27 | | God in Galveston; over the years, she studied at the American |
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| 27 | 28 | | Bankers Association, and she earned a certificate from Rhema |
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| 28 | 29 | | Correspondence Bible School; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Bostrom shared a loving marriage that |
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| 30 | 31 | | spanned more than five decades, and together they answered the call |
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| 31 | 32 | | to the ministry; they graduated from Wisdom Bible Institute in |
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| 32 | 33 | | 1994, Mr. Bostrom as valedictorian, and Mrs. Bostrom went on to |
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| 33 | 34 | | become an instructor for the school; they were later ordained |
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| 34 | 35 | | through World Ministry Fellowship, where Mr. Bostrom served as |
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| 35 | 36 | | board chair and Texas Gulf Coast state director for over a decade; |
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| 36 | 37 | | in addition, they founded Ken Bostrom Ministries in 2000, and they |
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| 37 | 38 | | both earned doctor of ministry degrees in theology from the College |
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| 38 | 39 | | for Global Deployment; and |
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| 39 | 40 | | WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to their family, Mr. and |
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| 40 | 41 | | Mrs. Bostrom were the parents of three children, Shannon, Jennifer, |
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| 41 | 42 | | and the late Jyl Grey Anderson, and they were further blessed with |
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| 42 | 43 | | six grandchildren, McKinley, Delaney, Kennedy, Jacob, Maxwell, and |
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| 43 | 44 | | Samantha; and |
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| 44 | 45 | | WHEREAS, Through their commitment to their faith and to their |
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| 45 | 46 | | loved ones, Ken and Mary Bostrom touched the lives of countless |
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| 46 | 47 | | people during their time on this earth, and they will long be |
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| 47 | 48 | | remembered with admiration and affection by all those who held them |
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| 48 | 49 | | dear; now, therefore, be it |
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| 49 | 50 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 50 | 51 | | Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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| 51 | 52 | | of Kenneth and Mary Bostrom and extend heartfelt sympathy to their |
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| 52 | 53 | | relatives and many friends; and, be it further |
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| 53 | 54 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 54 | 55 | | prepared for their family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 55 | 56 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Ken and |
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| 56 | 57 | | Mary Bostrom. |
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