By Goolsby                                            H.R. No. 1241
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                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, On April 7, 2001, Randall Alan Cooley and the former
 1-2     Megan Moser Drum were united in matrimony at the Austin Avenue
 1-3     United Methodist Church in Waco; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, The daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Drum,
 1-5     Mrs. Cooley graduated from Midway High School in Hewitt in 1994,
 1-6     The University of Texas at Austin in 1997, and Baylor Law School,
 1-7     where she served on Law Review before graduating in 2000; and
 1-8           WHEREAS, Mr. Cooley is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Gary F.
 1-9     Geldmeier and Mr. and Mrs. Craig Cooley, and he is also an alumni
1-10     of Midway High School and The University of Texas at Austin; and
1-11           WHEREAS, In the years while they were pursuing their higher
1-12     education in Austin, the couple were well known to many people in
1-13     the Capitol Complex, as the bride-to-be was a valued employee in
1-14     the office of State Representative Tony Goolsby and her future
1-15     groom served the house of representatives with distinction as an
1-16     assistant sergeant-at-arms; and
1-17           WHEREAS, Today, Mr. and Mrs. Cooley make their home in
1-18     Grapevine, where they take pleasure in spending time with their
1-19     pets, Emma, Lilly, and Bailey, as well as reading, playing golf,
1-20     and enjoying UT football in their leisure time; both are employed
1-21     in the Metroplex area, with Mrs. Cooley working for Kelly, Hart &
1-22     Hallman in Fort Worth and Mr. Cooley employed by W. W. Cannon,
1-23     Inc., in Dallas; and
1-24           WHEREAS, The couple's marriage has not only brought joy to
 2-1     their parents, but also to the other members of their close-knit
 2-2     family, which includes Betty C. Close, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cooley,
 2-3     Katy Cooley, Sally and Jim Reynolds, W. E. Close III, Mr. and
 2-4     Mrs. Chris Cooley, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Drum, Doris Woodley Moser,
 2-5     Allison, Jay, and Caroline Angell, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Rogers, and
 2-6     Mr. and Mrs. Gary Drum; and
 2-7           WHEREAS, The marriage of two young people is a joyous event
 2-8     that marks the beginning of a union filled with limitless
 2-9     possibilities, and it is a privilege to honor the Cooleys as they
2-10     begin their new life together; now, therefore, be it
2-11           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-12     Legislature hereby congratulate Randy and Megan Cooley on their
2-13     recent marriage and extend to them sincere best wishes for much
2-14     happiness in the years to come; and, be it further
2-15           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-16     prepared for the Cooleys as an expression of high regard by the
2-17     Texas House of Representatives.