By Hodge                                         H.R. No. 400

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                                 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.