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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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memories of James Coley Cowden, who died on September 1, 2021, at |
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the age of 78; and |
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WHEREAS, The descendant of a pioneering ranching family, |
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Coley Cowden was born in Midland on September 11, 1942, to Allen and |
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Olive Cowden, and he grew up with a sister, Emma Sue; he shared a |
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rewarding marriage with his wife, the former Jeanie Tunstill, that |
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spanned five and a half decades, and he was the proud father of |
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three children, Christy, James, and Allen; with the passing years, |
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he had the pleasure of seeing his family grow to include 10 |
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grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Cowden graduated from Midland High School and |
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continued his education at The University of Texas at Austin, where |
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he was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity; he went on to enjoy a |
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diverse and dynamic career in ranching, banking, and the petroleum |
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industry, and in all his endeavors, he was known and respected for |
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his honest and forthright manner; and |
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WHEREAS, A public-spirited citizen, Mr. Cowden was appointed |
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by Governor William Clements to the Texas Commission on Alcohol and |
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Drug Abuse and by Speaker Tom Craddick to the Texas State Cemetery |
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Committee under Governor Rick Perry; he also served as president of |
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The University of Texas Parents Association, as chair of the Palmer |
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Drug Abuse Program in Midland, as board president of the Racquet |
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Club of Midland, as a trustee of Trinity School of Midland, and as a |
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director of Texas American Bank; a man of strong religious |
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conviction, he was an inspiring and deeply knowledgeable Bible |
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study teacher; and |
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WHEREAS, A proud son of Midland, Coley Cowden lived a rich and |
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purposeful life devoted to his family, his faith, and his |
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community, and he leaves behind a legacy that will long be admired |
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by all those who were privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas, |
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3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of James Coley |
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Cowden and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: |
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to his wife, Jeanie Cowden; to his children, Christy Cowden Little, |
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James Coley Cowden Jr. and his wife, Heidi, and Allen Tunstill |
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Cowden and his wife, Kristin; to his grandchildren, Jake and Olivia |
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Little, Marilee, Clara Grace, Coley, Coulter, and Adelaide Cowden, |
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and Jack, Luke, and Lucy Cowden; and to his other relatives and many |
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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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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James Coley Cowden. |