H.R. No. 172
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The retirement of Janie Cockrell of Corrigan on
August 31, 2003, brings to a close a law enforcement career spanning
27 years of superior service to the Texas Department of Criminal
Justice; and
WHEREAS, An alumna of Sam Houston State University, from
which she received a bachelor's degree in criminology and
corrections, Ms. Cockrell began her career with the state prison
system in 1976 as a correctional officer at the Goree Unit in
Huntsville, which then housed women offenders; during the ensuing
years she also served at the Gatesville Unit, the Powledge Unit, and
the Beto I Unit, and her responsibilities encompassed serving in
social services, working with special needs offenders, and
supervising counselors; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Cockrell was named a regional director of the
institutional division in 1994, and two years later she was
promoted to deputy director for support services for that division,
in which capacity she oversaw statewide systems related to
community relations, food service, laundry, and inmate
classification; in 1997 she was chosen as deputy director for the
division's security component, and since August 2001 she has served
as director of the institutional division, which operates 73 prison
units housing more than 130,000 offenders throughout the Lone Star
State; and
WHEREAS, In retirement, Ms. Cockrell happily anticipates
participating in a family ranching enterprise in the Corrigan area
and spending time with her wide-ranging circle of loved ones,
including her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Cockrell; and
WHEREAS, Janie Cockrell has served the State of Texas with
integrity and dedication, and she has been an inspiring role model
for all those who have been privileged to work with her; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend Janie Cockrell for
her impressive career with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice
and extend to her best wishes for a happy and fulfilling retirement;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Cockrell as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Ellis
Craddick Geren Mercer
Allen Giddings Merritt
Alonzo Goodman Miller
Bailey Goolsby Moreno of Harris
Baxter Griggs Moreno of El Paso
Berman Grusendorf Morrison
Bohac Guillen Mowery
Bonnen Gutierrez Naishtat
Branch Haggerty Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hamilton Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hamric Oliveira
Burnam Hardcastle Olivo
Callegari Harper-Brown Paxton
Campbell Hartnett Pena
Canales Heflin Phillips
Capelo Hegar Pickett
Casteel Hilderbran Pitts
Castro Hill Puente
Chavez Hochberg Quintanilla
Chisum Hodge Raymond
Christian Homer Reyna
Coleman Hope Riddle
Cook of Navarro Hopson Ritter
Cook of Colorado Howard Rodriguez
Corte Hughes Rose
Crabb Hunter Seaman
Crownover Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Dawson Jones of Bexar Solis
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solomons
Denny Keel Stick
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Swinford
Driver Keffer of Eastland Talton
Dukes King Taylor
Dunnam Kolkhorst Telford
Dutton Krusee Thompson
Edwards Kuempel Truitt
Eiland Laney Turner
Eissler Laubenberg Uresti
Elkins Lewis Van Arsdale
Ellis Luna Villarreal
Escobar Mabry West
Farabee Madden Wilson
Farrar Marchant Wise
Flores Martinez Fischer Wohlgemuth
Flynn McCall Wolens
Gallego McClendon Wong
Garza McReynolds Woolley
Gattis Menendez Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 172 was adopted by the House on July
25, 2003, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House