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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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memories of Billy Eugene "Sarge" Cook of Dallas, who passed away on |
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February 18, 2009, at the age of 79; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Lebanon, Missouri, Sarge Cook was born |
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February 16, 1930, to Robert and Wynona Cook; he joined the U.S. Air |
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Force at the age of 18 and proudly served his country in the Korean |
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War; during his military career, he worked as an airplane |
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technician and later served as a missile technician in the early |
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days of the space program; he also enjoyed playing semipro football |
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for the U.S. Air Force before his retirement as chief master |
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sergeant in 1968; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Cook went on to drive cattle trucks until 1975, |
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when he embraced his true passion of working the rodeo; he served as |
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an event chute boss at rodeos in Texas, Kansas, and Nebraska and as |
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a livestock supervisor at the Indian National Finals Rodeo in |
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Albuquerque, New Mexico; he also held various positions at the |
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National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas and the Fort Worth Stock Show and |
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Rodeo, and he was instrumental in opening Billy Bob's Texas, where |
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he worked for several years; and |
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WHEREAS, Earning the respect and admiration of his peers for |
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his devotion to the sport, this notable professional was inducted |
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into the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame in 2003; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Cook was devoted to his children, Genia Cook and |
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the late Gene Cook, and enjoyed spending time with his grandson, |
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Scott, and his great-grandson, Cassius; and |
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WHEREAS, Sarge Cook is deeply missed by those who were |
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privileged to know him, and he will always be remembered with great |
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admiration for his generous friendship and dedication to his craft; |
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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 Billy Eugene "Sarge" |
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Cook and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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his daughter, Genia Cook; to his grandson, Scott Cook; to his |
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great-grandson, Cassius Cook; to his brother, Elwin Cook; and to |
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his 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 his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Billy |
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Eugene "Sarge" Cook. |