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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The certain knowledge of a life well lived may |
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temper the profound sadness felt by the family and friends of |
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Kennedy Clay Roland of Lockhart, who passed away on January 21, |
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2015, at the age of 52; and |
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WHEREAS, Kenny Roland was born in St. John Colony on August |
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16, 1962, to Preston Roland Jr. and Joe Irene Roland; a gifted |
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athlete, he played on the varsity football, basketball, and track |
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teams at Lockhart High School; soon after graduation in 1980, he |
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joined Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative, where he worked as a |
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journeyman lineman and construction crew supervisor during a career |
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that spanned nearly three and a half decades; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1998, Mr. Roland became the first African |
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American to be elected to the Lockhart City Council; he served as |
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District 1 council member until 2010 and as at-large council member |
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from 2013 to 2015; dedicated to building a stronger community and |
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enriching the lives of his fellow residents, he founded the |
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District 1 Pride organization and in 2004, he played a key role in |
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coordinating the first annual MLK Parade in Lockhart; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Mr. Roland enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife, Catherine, and he was adored by his |
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daughter, Kennedy; and |
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WHEREAS, While the life of Kennedy Clay Roland ended far too |
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soon, the generosity, integrity, and kindness with which he lived |
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will forever inspire all who had the good fortune to know him; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Kennedy Clay Roland |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Catherine Roland; to his daughter, Kennedy Cecelia Roland; to |
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his brothers, Harold, Clay, and James Roland; to his sisters, |
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Margie Thompson, Margaret Pansy and her husband, Wallace, Yvette |
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Manning and her husband, Carey, and Edna Roland; and to his other |
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relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Kennedy |
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Clay Roland. |