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  H.R. No. 445
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Ed and Gwen Cole have enriched many lives through
  their generosity and dedication to Stephen F. Austin State
  University and the Nacogdoches community; and
         WHEREAS, Raised in Longview, Ed Cole served his country in
  World War II as a member of the U.S. Air Force; in 1958, he started
  his own business in the oil industry in South Louisiana; and
         WHEREAS, Gwen Cole grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana, and
  attended business school; she was employed with Home Federal
  Savings and Loan for 26 years; and
         WHEREAS, The couple married on Valentine's Day in 1966; they
  settled in Nacogdoches in 1978 and became active members of the
  community; at First United Methodist Church, they befriended the
  congregation's choir director, Dr. Ron Anderson, a faculty member
  at the SFA School of Music; he encouraged their love of music, which
  eventually led them to the university and the cultural programs it
  offered to students and area residents; and
         WHEREAS, Recognizing the importance of the university to the
  greater community, Mr. and Mrs. Cole devoted time, energy, and
  financial assistance to support and expand a variety of the
  school's programs and facilities; Mr. Cole served as a trustee for
  the Stephen F. Austin State University Foundation and as president
  of the Lumberjacks Booster Club, and Mrs. Cole held the office of
  president for the Ladyjacks Booster Club; moreover, the couple have
  funded scholarships for music, theater, and the men's and women's
  basketball programs, and their philanthropy is further evidenced by
  the concert hall, the art center, the audiology and simulation
  labs, and the endowed chair in audiology, which are all named in
  their honor; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Cole also demonstrate their civic pride
  by active participation in a number of community organizations; Mr.
  Cole is a Rotarian, and Mrs. Cole is on the Timber Springs
  Retirement Center Board and a member of the Dilettante Study Club;
  and
         WHEREAS, Those individuals who step forward to share their
  time and resources with others are indeed deserving of our profound
  admiration and gratitude, and it is most appropriate to honor Mr.
  and Mrs. Cole for their generous support of SFA; now, therefore, be
  it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
  Legislature hereby commend Ed and Gwen Cole for their many
  contributions to Stephen F. Austin State University and the
  Nacogdoches community; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Cole as an expression of high regard by
  the Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Christian
 
 
Straus Gattis Menendez
 
Allen Geren Merritt
 
Alonzo Giddings Miklos
 
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
 
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
 
Anderson Guillen Moody
 
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
 
Berman Hamilton Naishtat
 
Bohac Hancock Oliveira
 
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
 
Bonnen Harless Orr
 
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
 
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
 
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
 
Burnam Hernandez Patrick
 
Button Herrero Paxton
 
Callegari Hilderbran Pena
 
Castro Hochberg Phillips
 
Chavez Hodge Pickett
 
Chisum Homer Pierson
 
Christian Hopson Pitts
 
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
 
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
 
Cook Hughes Riddle
 
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
 
Crabb Isett Ritter
 
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
 
Creighton Jones Rose
 
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
 
Darby Kent Shelton
 
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
 
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
 
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
 
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
 
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
 
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
 
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
 
Edwards Legler Thibaut
 
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
 
Eissler Lewis Truitt
 
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
 
England Madden Turner of Harris
 
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
 
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
 
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
 
Fletcher Martinez Vo
 
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
 
Flynn McCall Weber
 
Frost McClendon Woolley
 
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 445 was adopted by the House on
  February 18, 2009, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House