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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived may help to comfort the |
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family and friends of Ray Cox, who passed away on October 18, 2021; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Cox was a proud alumnus of Houston Baptist |
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University, where he graduated with degrees in accounting and |
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management in 1981; he went on to earn his doctor of jurisprudence |
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degree from South Texas College of Law Houston in 1988, and he was |
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admitted to the State Bar of Texas the following year; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1994, Mr. Cox established the Cox Law Firm, and |
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he also taught business law in the HBU master's degree program; |
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actively involved with his alma mater, he served for a total of 20 |
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years on the Houston Baptist University Board of Trustees, |
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including two terms as its chair, and he was a member of the HBU |
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Alumni Association Advisory Board as well; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Cox balanced his career with a rewarding home |
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life as a servant of Christ with his wife, Dr. Barbara Taylor Cox, |
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with whom he shared four decades of marriage, and he was a devoted |
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father to their two sons, Tyler and Colton; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Ray Cox will be deeply missed, those who |
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were privileged to share in his love and friendship will forever |
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remember him with admiration and affection; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Ray Cox and extend |
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sincere sympathy to all those who mourn his passing; and, be it |
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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 Ray Cox. |
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Leach |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2169 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 29, 2023. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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