This website will be unavailable from Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. through Monday, June 3, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. due to data center maintenance.

                                                                                



                                                                  H.R. No. 748



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Lillian and Joseph Cooper of Dallas mark a golden 
milestone in their lives on April 16, 2003, as they celebrate their 
50th wedding anniversary; and
	WHEREAS, United in marriage on April 16, 1953, Mr. and Mrs. 
Cooper have nurtured a strong bond of love and their union has been 
blessed with four children, Billy Joe Cooper, Jacqueline Jones, 
Denise Clayton, and Nancy Hall; over the years they have proudly 
watched their family grow to include 14 grandchildren, 15 
great-grandchildren, and sons-in-law Eric Clayton and Carlton 
Hall; and
	WHEREAS, After half a century of companionship, Mr. and Mrs. 
Cooper still cherish time spent together and enjoy serving their 
Dallas community as a team:  when you see Lillian, you see Joe; and
	WHEREAS, Joe "The Income Tax Man" Cooper's retirement from 
Eastman Kodak has allowed the couple greater opportunity to pursue 
their mutual passion of traveling, traveling, and more traveling; 
Mrs. Cooper remains the only woman her children know who does not 
work yet takes "vacations," even as they insist that these should 
more appropriately be called "trips"; and
	WHEREAS, Lillian and Joe Cooper treasure family above all 
else and have succeeded in providing a loving and nurturing home; 
they have instilled in their children a firm sense of 
responsibility to life's duties, reminding them that they must go 
to school, be on time for work, and give back to the community, and 
that the only excuse for not voting is death; and
	WHEREAS, This remarkable marriage has produced a fine family 
and many joyous memories, and the love Mr. and Mrs. Cooper continue 
to share remains an inspiration to all who know them; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby honor Lillian and Joseph Cooper on the occasion 
of their 50th wedding anniversary and extend to them warmest best 
wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Cooper as an expression of high regard 
from the Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                           Hodge

                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 748 was adopted by the House on April 
10, 2003, by a non-record vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House