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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends suffered an immeasurable loss |
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with the tragic passing of Cole Edward Overstreet of Livingston on |
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September 24, 2021, at the age of 18; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Conroe on September 19, 2003, Cole |
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Overstreet was the cherished son of Tad and April Overstreet; he |
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grew up in The Woodlands and Conroe area with the companionship of |
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his sister, Anna, and brother, Benjamin, and he moved with his |
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family to the Lakeside Village neighborhood in Livingston in 2016; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Overstreet embraced his new home in Livingston, |
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enrolling in Livingston ISD and joining the First Baptist Church of |
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Livingston; he was a member of the First Student Ministries youth |
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group at his church, and he played the bass drum in the marching |
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band at Livingston High School; he was known as a leader and a role |
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model to his peers, and he strove to live according to one of his |
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favorite quotes from former president Ronald Reagan, "There is no |
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limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the |
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credit"; and |
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WHEREAS, Although his journey on this earth ended far too |
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soon, Cole Overstreet was a source of joy and inspiration to all who |
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were blessed to know him, and they will forever carry his memory |
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close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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Cole Edward Overstreet and extend profound condolences to his |
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family 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 Cole |
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Overstreet. |
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White |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 70 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on October 14, 2021. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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