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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Young County lost an admired civic |
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leader with the passing of former county judge Ken Andrews of Graham |
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on February 9, 2019, at the age of 80; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Ben and Dorothy Andrews, Ken Andrews was |
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born in Young County on July 10, 1938; during his youth, he attained |
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the rank of Eagle Scout, and he graduated in 1956 from Graham High |
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School; as a student at The University of Texas, he joined the |
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Silver Spurs and helped care for Bevo VII; he earned both a |
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bachelor's degree and a law degree and became a proud Texas Ex, |
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rarely missing a broadcast of a UT sporting event; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1965, Mr. Andrews began practicing law in Graham; |
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he served as county attorney from 1972 to 1984, and in 1989, he |
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stepped in to complete the term of a county judge who resigned; he |
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later won election to the position and served for two terms; in |
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addition, he was president of the Rotary Club and served on the |
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board of Graham Savings & Loan; he advocated for mental health |
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resources as chair of Helen Farabee Centers and as a member of the |
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board of the Texas Council of Community Centers; moreover, he was a |
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member of the Young County Democrats and a deacon and elder at the |
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First Presbyterian Church; a farmer and rancher as well as an |
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attorney, he never retired; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Andrews shared a rewarding marriage of 47 years |
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with his wife, Mary, before her passing; he was the proud father of |
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two daughters, Jennifer and Katherine, and he delighted in spending |
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time with his treasured grandchildren, as well as members of his |
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extended family; over the years, his warm, gracious nature endeared |
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him to countless people, and he quietly extended help to many in |
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need; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to his family and his community, Ken |
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Andrews made a meaningful difference in the lives of his loved ones |
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and fellow citizens alike, and his contributions will be fondly |
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remembered for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of the Honorable Ken |
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Andrews and extend sincere sympathy to his family and friends; and, |
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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 Ken |
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Andrews. |