R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The passing of Paul Thomas Cook on March 4, 1996, at
1-2 the age of 67, has brought a great loss to the family and many
1-3 friends of this esteemed Jasper resident; and
1-4 WHEREAS, A native of Little Rock, Arkansas, Mr. Cook attended
1-5 Baylor University and was graduated from The University of Texas,
1-6 and he enjoyed a fulfilling career with the Texas Department of
1-7 Transportation that spanned 40 years; he retired in 1995 as chief
1-8 resident engineer for Jasper, Newton, and Tyler counties; and
1-9 WHEREAS, Mr. Cook was a charter member of the Jasper Evening
1-10 Lions Club; he further contributed to his community by designing
1-11 architectural plans for many structures in the area, including the
1-12 highly praised Sandy Creek Park, and he was recognized for his
1-13 noteworthy contributions with Jasper's Citizen of the Year Award in
1-14 1996; and
1-15 WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, he was sustained by his
1-16 abiding faith as a longtime member of the First Baptist Church of
1-17 Jasper, where he served in many capacities, having chaired the
1-18 Buildings and Grounds Committee and directed a Singles Sunday
1-19 school class with his wife, Liz; and
1-20 WHEREAS, Paul Cook touched the lives of many people during
1-21 his years on this earth, and though he is gone from us now, his
1-22 memory will long endure in the hearts and minds of all who knew and
1-23 loved him; now, therefore, be it
1-24 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas
2-1 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Paul Thomas Cook and
2-2 extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife,
2-3 Liz Cook; to his sons and daughters-in-law, Keith and Marcia Cook,
2-4 Kevin and Monica Cook, and Kim and Janey Cook; to his daughter and
2-5 son-in-law, Melody and Michael Parker; to his stepdaughters, Jamie
2-6 Hopper and Kelly Schlotman and her husband, Kirk Schlotman; to his
2-7 10 grandchildren; and to the many other friends and relatives of
2-8 this distinguished Texan; and, be it further
2-9 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-10 prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas
2-11 House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
2-12 Paul Thomas Cook.
Christian
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. 1279 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 31, 1997.
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Chief Clerk of the House