H.R. No. 483

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt by
	family and friends at the loss of U.S. Army Second Lieutenant
	Zachary Ryan Cook of Lufkin, who died on January 12, 2009, at the
	age of 22; and
	WHEREAS, On December 12, 2008, this outstanding young Texan
	graduated from Texas A&M University as a member of the Army Reserve
	Officers' Training Corps and received his commission as a second
	lieutenant in the United States Army; he was waiting to report for
	officer training when he was killed in the crash of a Black Hawk
	helicopter during a field exercise at College Station; and
	WHEREAS, Zac Cook was born in Lufkin to David and Becky Cook
	on March 4, 1986; he was a 2004 graduate of Lufkin High School,
	where he was an all-star catcher on the baseball team and was voted
	"Best Personality" by his class; and
	WHEREAS, A proud Aggie, Lieutenant Cook was a member of the
	Corps of Cadets, Company D-1, and the Brazos Union Masonic Lodge No.
	129 in Bryan; he was also a member of Parson's Mounted Cavalry,
	serving as the section chief responsible for firing the cannon
	during Texas A&M football games and other events; and
	WHEREAS, Lieutenant Cook was an enthusiastic and
	knowledgeable outdoorsman who loved to hunt and fish with his
	brother, David; he pursued his love of the natural world at Texas
	A&M and earned his degree in wildlife and fisheries sciences; he
	will also be remembered as a tough competitor and a loyal teammate
	on the baseball diamond; and
	WHEREAS, A natural leader and a true patriot, Zac Cook
	succeeded in achieving his dream of becoming an officer in the
	service of his nation; although his life has ended far too soon, the
	memory of his honesty, courage, determination, and compassion will
	live forever in the hearts of all those who knew and loved him; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of U.S. Army Second
	Lieutenant Zachary Ryan Cook and extend sincere condolences to the
	members of his family: to his parents, David and Becky Cook; to his
	brother, Second Lieutenant David Cook, Jr.; to his grandparents,
	Loyd and Nelda Cook; 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 Texas House of
	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Lieutenant
	Zachary Cook.
	McReynolds
	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 Peña
	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. 483 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on February 26, 2009.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House