R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The untimely passing of Richard Charles Cox on
1-2 February 26, 1997, at the age of 44, has brought a great loss to
1-3 the family and many friends of this beloved gentleman; and
1-4 WHEREAS, A native of Dallas, Mr. Cox was born on November 27,
1-5 1952, and was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and Southern
1-6 Methodist University; in the early 1980s, his passion for politics
1-7 led him to become involved in addressing many of the political
1-8 issues that affected his hometown, and in 1982, he was appointed
1-9 the interim county clerk of Dallas County, in which capacity he
1-10 served with the utmost distinction for several months; and
1-11 WHEREAS, Mr. Cox demonstrated his support of the Democratic
1-12 Party in 1983 when he became a county official for that
1-13 organization, and his association with the party was further
1-14 cemented when in 1984 he was named executive director of the
1-15 county's main office, a post he held until 1989; and
1-16 WHEREAS, While continuing in his active support of the
1-17 Democratic Party, this noteworthy individual worked as a
1-18 child-support investigator for the Dallas office of the state
1-19 attorney general and as a court coordinator for state District
1-20 Judge Jim Jordan; most recently he was employed by the Dallas
1-21 regional office of the Texas Lottery Commission; and
1-22 WHEREAS, Richard Charles Cox was a man of great compassion
1-23 and integrity, and although his guidance and devotion will be
1-24 missed by all who knew him, his spirit will surely live on in the
2-1 hearts of the many people whose lives he touched; now, therefore,
2-2 be it
2-3 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas
2-4 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Richard Charles Cox
2-5 and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his
2-6 wife, Ruth Cox; to his daughters, Elizabeth O'Byrne Cox and Eleanor
2-7 Kathryn Cox; to his parents, O'Byrne and Margaret Cox; to his
2-8 sister, Patricia Cox Smith; to his brothers, Michael D. Cox and
2-9 Douglas T. Cox; to his nephews, David Cox, Daniel Cox, and Alan
2-10 Cox; and to the many other relatives and friends of this esteemed
2-11 gentleman; and, be it further
2-12 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-13 prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas
2-14 House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
2-15 Richard Charles Cox.
Hodge
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
_______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 400 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on March 19, 1997.
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Chief Clerk of the House