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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The loved ones of Veronica Teresa Cook of El Paso |
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were greatly saddened by her passing on January 22, 2009, at the age |
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of 88; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to John and Catherine O'Hagan, Veronica O'Hagan |
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grew up with the companionship of four brothers, John, Charles, |
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George, and Alfred, and three sisters, Sarah, Mary, and Joan; she |
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exchanged vows with John F. Cook, Sr., at a ceremony at St. Ephraim |
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Church in Brooklyn, New York, and together they shared a rewarding |
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relationship and experienced the joy of raising seven children; |
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with the passing years, their family grew to include 16 |
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grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and a |
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great-great-grandchild; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Cook was a valued parishioner of Most Holy |
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Trinity Catholic Church and taught kindergarten and religious |
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education classes at Most Holy Trinity School; and |
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WHEREAS, Veronica Cook was a wise and compassionate woman |
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whose generosity and graciousness endeared her to many, and she |
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will forever hold a treasured place in the hearts of all those who |
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were fortunate enough to have known her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Veronica Teresa Cook |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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husband, John F. Cook, Sr.; to her children, John F. Cook, Jr., Joan |
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Keating, Edna Benson, and Veronica, Michael, Edward, and Kevin |
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Cook; to her daughters-in-law and sons-in-law, Tram Pho Cook, Diane |
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Yung Cook, Diane Costanzo Cook, Carmen Ugarte, Michael Keating, and |
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Phil Benson; to her grandchildren, Richard and Dr. John Montorello, |
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Maria Montorello Ward, James, Sean, and Caitlin Keating, Patricia |
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Keating Porras, Sarah and Teresa Benson, Suzanne Cook Moody, and |
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Jennifer, Damien, David Brian, Naomi, and David M. Cook; to her |
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great-grandchildren, Krystal Montorello Menchey, Amanda, Megan, |
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and William Ward, Bella, Bryan, and Nathan Cook, Christian, Jaydon, |
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and Alyssa Moody, Dylan, Amber, and Kelly Blystone, Debbie and |
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Shawn Lowely, and Patrick and Erin Fandy; to her |
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great-great-granddaughter, Kaylee Menchey; to her brother, John |
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O'Hagan; and to her other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Veronica |
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Cook. |