H.R. No. 1231



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, John F. Cook, El Paso city councilman for District 
4, was elected to his third term in office on May 3, 2003; and
	WHEREAS, This longtime El Paso resident graduated from 
Immaculate High School in 1964 and that same year co-founded the 
first Boy Scout troop in the United States to serve the needs of 
children with mental retardation; three years later, he answered 
his nation's call to arms and joined the United States Army, serving 
with distinction as a counter-intelligence agent and special 
military intelligence agent during the Vietnam War and earning the 
Vietnam Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, and the 
National Defense Service Medal; and
	WHEREAS, On his return to civilian life, Mr. Cook continued 
to pursue a career in telecommunications, working for such 
companies as Western Electric, Mountain States Telephone, and 
Southwestern Bell; in 1977 he earned a business degree from The 
University of Texas at El Paso, and in the quarter-century that has 
followed he has built several Northeast El Paso businesses, proudly 
served as an El Paso I.S.D. teacher, and worked as a management and 
marketing consultant; and
	WHEREAS, Since 1999, he has worked tirelessly in behalf of 
the residents of El Paso as the city council representative for 
District 4, earning the respect of his constituents for the 
integrity and intelligence he brings to this public office; and
	WHEREAS, An esteemed civic leader, Councilman Cook has 
supported myriad civic and charitable organizations, including 
LULAC, the United Way, and the American Youth Soccer Organization, 
and currently serves as president of the El Paso Housing Finance 
Corporation and the El Paso Healthcare Facilities Financing 
Corporation; a man who has given generously of his time and 
resources to help those around him, he truly merits special 
recognition; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate John F. Cook of the El Paso City 
Council on his recent reelection and extend to him best wishes for 
success and happiness in his future endeavors; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. Cook as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.

                                                                         Pickett

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 1231 was adopted by the House on May 
20, 2003, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House