88R20145 AMB-D
By: Bettencourt, Middleton S.R. No. 363
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends have suffered an immeasurable
loss with the untimely passing of Bryan Taylor Kelting of Houston on
March 6, 2023, at the age of 31; and
WHEREAS, Bryan Kelting was born in Houston on February 26,
1992, to Deborah Kelting Fite and Mark Kelting, and his family
included his two brothers, Dylan and Blake; a skilled and dedicated
basketball player throughout his youth, he was a member of advanced
AAU teams and played in the AAU Basketball Nationals in Memphis,
Tennessee, in 2005; and
WHEREAS, After graduating from Stratford High School,
Mr. Kelting attended Texas A&M University, where he was a member of
Sigma Chi Fraternity; he earned a bachelor's degree in economics in
2014 and went on to enjoy a rewarding career as the director of
sales for group benefits with EMG Insurance Brokerage; over the
course of his exemplary seven-year tenure with the company, he was
responsible for successfully structuring a group medical benefits
department from the ground up; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Kelting shared a rewarding relationship with
his partner, Sarah Sgarbi, and the couple devoted themselves to
fostering dogs that required specialized and attentive care;
together, they worked with various shelters in an effort to give
animals a chance at recovery, life, and finding their forever
homes; and
WHEREAS, Although his journey on this earth ended far too
soon, Bryan Kelting touched the lives of everyone around him in ways
beyond measure with his compassion, empathy, and kindness, and they
will forever hold him close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature
hereby pay tribute to the life of Bryan Taylor Kelting and extend
profound condolences to the members of his family: to his mother,
Deborah Kelting Fite, and her husband, Ralph H. Fite; to his father,
Mark Steven Kelting; to his brothers, Dylan Ray Leal and Blake
Richard Kelting; to his loving companion, Sarah Sgarbi; and to his
other relatives and 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 Bryan Kelting.