Texan Kris Kristofferson Added To The Artists Now Gone In 2024

Brownsville, Texas is about to start welcoming a host of snow birds as the calendar flips to the final three months of 2024, but the community will also be missing one of their most famous natives as the birthplace of Kristoffer Kristofferson, yes that was his full name.

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You have probably heard the term Renaissance man as being someone who is very eclectic and well polished in a great many areas, and that is exactly what Kristofferson was. To know his history is to believe there was not anything the man could not do, and he did everything at a ridiculously high level.

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A decorated veteran, published author, award winning song writer, award winning actor, and Rhodes Scholar to Oxford, plus a nearly endless list of additional accolades all highlight Kristofferson's life. He wrote many of his best known songs while working as a helicopter pilot in southern Louisiana for an company that served the petroleum industry.

Texan Kris Kristofferson Added To The Artists Now Gone In 2024

A true Renaissance man, it really is impossible to put your finger on the one thing Kristofferson will be most remembered, but his place in the super group The Highwaymen will remain immortal, and now sadly only one remains from that incredible assembly of talent. In fact, it was last year at Willie Nelson's 90th birthday that Kristofferson made one of his final public appearances.