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78R4781 JH-D

By:  Gallego                                                    H.C.R. No. 53 



CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, The passing of James H. Copp on January 18, 2003, has 
greatly saddened the family, friends, colleagues, and students of 
this esteemed educator; and
	WHEREAS, A native of Minnesota, Dr. Copp was born in Thief 
River Falls on April 28, 1925; after receiving bachelor's and 
master's degrees from the University of Minnesota in 1949 and 1951, 
he went on to earn a doctorate in sociology from the University of 
Wisconsin in 1954; and
	WHEREAS, Before joining the staff of Texas A&M University in 
1972, this esteemed gentleman taught at Kansas State University, 
Pennsylvania State University, and his alma mater, the University 
of Wisconsin, and he worked for the United States Department of 
Agriculture; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Copp was a professor at Texas A&M for nearly 
three decades, during which time he also served as head of the 
Department of Rural Sociology and the Department of Sociology and 
Anthropology and as a mentor; he retired in 1999 but continued 
teaching at the university as a professor emeritus; and
	WHEREAS, Considered an expert in the field of rural 
sociology, Dr. Copp authored several books on the subject, 
including Our Changing Rural Society: Perspectives and Trends, 
which was published in 1964 and is considered a classic in the 
field, and his most recent book, Population Change in the Rural 
West, 1975-1990, which was coauthored with John Wardwell; and
	WHEREAS, Extremely active with the Rural Sociological 
Society (RSS) and the Southern Rural Sociological Association 
(SRSA), he received the Distinguished Rural Sociologist Award from 
the RSS and the Teaching Excellence Award from the SRSA; and
	WHEREAS, James Copp was a man of dedication, integrity, and 
wisdom, and while he will be greatly missed, his spirit lives on in 
the hearts and minds of the many people whose lives he touched; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 78th Legislature of the State of Texas 
hereby extend sincere sympathy to the family of James H. Copp: to 
his wife, Veronica; to his daughters, Christine Avery and her 
partner, Terry Johnson, Karen and her partner, Steve Hendrix, Sarah 
and her husband, Humberto La Roche, and Martha and her husband, Jeff 
Supplee; to his son, John Copp and his wife, Peggy; to his seven 
grandchildren; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be 
it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for his family and that when the House of Representatives 
and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of James H. Copp.