R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The passing of Gordon Lee Cook on July 2, 1995, at
1-2 the age of 44, has brought a great loss to the many friends and
1-3 relatives of this esteemed Bay City resident; and
1-4 WHEREAS, Born November 12, 1950, in Bay City to Mark and
1-5 Oleta Campbell Cook, he was a lifelong resident of Matagorda
1-6 County, and devoted much of his time and energy to bettering the
1-7 community he loved; and
1-8 WHEREAS, An enterprising and motivated man, Mr. Cook made a
1-9 significant impact on the local gas industry as director of the Bay
1-10 City Gas Company and through his service on the Education Committee
1-11 and the Board of Directors of the Texas Gas Association; and
1-12 WHEREAS, Mr. Cook was a dynamic presence in his community and
1-13 he served in such varied roles as chairman of the Matagorda County
1-14 Fairgrounds Committee, president of the Bay City Lions Club for
1-15 1994-1995, chairman and director of the Rice Festival, and
1-16 president of the Bay City Booster Club; and
1-17 WHEREAS, Also an avid sports enthusiast, Mr. Cook shared his
1-18 love of athletics as a longtime Little League and Babe Ruth League
1-19 coach, a volunteer umpire for Youth Baseball, and director of the
1-20 Blackcat Classic Golf Tournament; and
1-21 WHEREAS, Those who were privileged to know this remarkable
1-22 man will not forget the compassion and commitment he brought to
1-23 every facet of his life; although his presence is gone from us now,
1-24 his memory will continue to live on in the hearts of those whose
2-1 lives he touched during his time on this earth; now, therefore, be
2-2 it
2-3 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas
2-4 Legislature hereby honor the life of Gordon Lee Cook and extend
2-5 sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Sheri
2-6 Humphries Cook; to his mother, Oleta Cook; to his children, Jessica
2-7 Cook and Will Cook; to his sister and brother-in-law, Pat and
2-8 Charles Louis Williams; to his brothers and sister-in-law, Clifton
2-9 and Marilyn Cook, and Ronnie Cook; to his mother-in-law, Wannie
2-10 Humphries; to his brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Lesa and
2-11 David Tidwell, Jim and Elsa Humphries, and Judy and Tommy Rowland;
2-12 to his 11 nieces and nephews; and to the many other friends and
2-13 relatives of the beloved gentleman; and, be it further
2-14 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-15 prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas
2-16 House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
2-17 Gordon Lee Cook.
Uher
Laney Gutierrez Oliveira
Alexander Haggerty Olivo
Allen Hamric Palmer
Alvarado Hartnett Patterson
Averitt Hawley Pickett
Bailey Heflin Pitts
Berlanga Hernandez Place
Bonnen Hightower Price
Bosse Hilbert Puente
Brimer Hilderbran Rabuck
Burnam Hill Ramsay
Carter Hinojosa Rangel
Chavez Hirschi Raymond
Chisum Hochberg Reyna of Bexar
Christian Hodge Reyna of Dallas
Clark Holzheauser Rhodes
Coleman Horn Rodriguez
Cook Howard Roman
Corte Hunter Sadler
Counts Hupp Seaman
Crabb Isett Serna
Craddick Jackson Shields
Cuellar Janek Siebert
Culberson Jones of Lubbock Smith
Danburg Jones of Dallas Smithee
Davila Junell Solis
Davis Kamel Solomons
Delisi Keel Staples
Denny Keffer Stiles
Driver King Swinford
Dukes Krusee Talton
Dunnam Kubiak Telford
Dutton Kuempel Thompson
Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Tillery
Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Torres
Eiland Longoria Turner of Coleman
Elkins Luna Turner of Harris
Farrar McCall Uher
Finnell McClendon Van de Putte
Flores McReynolds Walker
Gallego Madden West
Galloway Marchant Williams
Garcia Maxey Williamson
Giddings Merritt Wilson
Glaze Moffat Wise
Goodman Moreno Wohlgemuth
Goolsby Mowery Wolens
Gray Naishtat Woolley
Greenberg Nixon Yarbrough
Grusendorf Oakley Zbranek
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 225 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on March 10, 1997.
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Chief Clerk of the House