H.R. No. 553

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The death of Diana Louise Cooke of Waco on November
	12, 2008, at the age of 43, brought a tremendous loss to her family
	and friends; and
	WHEREAS, Born in Waco on December 10, 1964, Ms. Cooke was a
	devoted mother to Tabitha, Sara, and Christopher and a valued
	member of Victorious Life Church; she was also a state employee who
	worked for the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental
	Retardation; and
	WHEREAS, The local chapter of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure
	organization selected Ms. Cooke to serve as a co-chair for its race
	in 2008; Ms. Cooke was a powerful advocate for early detection of
	breast cancer, appearing on television station KWTX to talk about
	the importance of annual mammograms and remind women to consult
	with their physicians quickly about anything unusual; and
	WHEREAS, Inspired by the brave optimism Ms. Cooke displayed,
	her fellow Race for the Cure volunteers helped her celebrate a
	joyous family occasion; learning that her daughter Tabitha was
	changing her marriage plans because of the expense of her mother's
	medication, they pitched in to arrange her dream wedding; Ms. Cooke
	proudly walked her daughter down the aisle and shared a dance with
	her at the reception; and
	WHEREAS, Diana Cooke met the greatest adversity with
	remarkable courage; she made a positive difference in her community
	through her determination to educate others about breast cancer,
	and she will long be remembered by all who were privileged to know
	her; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature pay special tribute to the life of Diana Louise Cooke
	and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her
	daughters, Tabitha Bermudez and her husband, Luis, and Sara
	Albright; to her son, Christopher Maddux; to her sisters, Judy
	Andrews, Cynthia Larrow, Robin Colvin, and Paula Maddux; to her
	brother, Gary Maddux; and to her other relatives and friends; and,
	be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Diana
	Cooke.
	Anderson
	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. 553 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on February 26, 2009.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House