88R22696 BPG-D
By: LaMantia S.R. No. 410
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their
memories of Frank Aulston Kelso and Alice Sue Boyle Kelso of Corpus
Christi, who shared nearly seven decades of marriage; and
WHEREAS, Frank Kelso was born in Bellville on September 20,
1936, and the former Alice Boyle was born the following year in
Dumas on November 23; they met at church and married when he was 17
and she 16; and
WHEREAS, The Kelsos were blessed with four children, Sheri,
Frank, Keith, and Jo, and through the years, their treasured family
grew to include seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, Employed for 26 years as a game warden for the State
of Texas, Mr. Kelso rose to become a district supervisor, and his
career highlights included the capture and release of Bubba, the
javelina; following his retirement in 1993, he enjoyed spending
time out in his shop, teaching his grandchildren to hunt and fish,
and regaling them with tales of his game warden adventures; he had a
gift for teaching, and he was always ready to lend a helping hand to
family and friends; Mrs. Kelso took great pleasure in caring for
her home and family; a wonderful cook, she always made sure no one
left their home hungry; and
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Kelso were inseparable in life, and
they died but a few days apart; Mr. Kelso passed away on January 9,
2023, at the age of 86, and Mrs. Kelso followed on January 13, 2023,
at the age of 85; and
WHEREAS, Although Frank and Alice Kelso are deeply missed,
their tremendous devotion to each other will forever remain a
source of inspiration to all who were fortunate enough to know them;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature
hereby pay tribute to the lives of Frank Aulston Kelso and Alice Sue
Boyle Kelso and extend sincere condolences to the members of their
family: to their son, Frank Allen Kelso, and his wife, Maricela
Kelso; to the daughter of their heart, Yolanda Kelso, and her
husband, Jim Rogers; to their son-in-law, Adam Adamez; to their
grandchildren, Nina Kelso Saunders and her husband, Ryan, Kelsey
Kelso Bjork and her husband, Ron, Frank Allen Kelso Jr., Keith Clay
Kelso Jr. and his wife, Esperanza, Matthew Kelso and his wife,
Kimberly, Dusty Adams Sullivan and her husband, James, Zach Adams
and his wife, Britton; to their great-grandchildren, Sebastian and
Griffin Saunders, Camila, Scarlett, Addison, and James Clay Kelso,
Haley, Emma, Alice, and Frazier Sullivan, and Holly, Cody, and
Mason Adams; to Mrs. Kelso's siblings, Lynn Boyle Roque, Patrick
Boyle and his wife, Janice, and John Anthony Boyle and his wife,
Diane; and to their many other relatives and friends; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for their family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns
this day, it do so in memory of Frank and Alice Kelso.