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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The 80th birthday of an esteemed Texan is indeed |
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cause for celebration, and Melba Glyn Hill Cook of Waller reached |
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that impressive milestone on May 30, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Paul Dewey Hill and Lois Moore Hill, |
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Melba Glyn Hill was born in Mount Vernon in 1931; she married E. Ray |
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Cook on September 1, 1951, and the couple were blessed with three |
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children, Mary Alice, Michael Ray, and Marla Sue, and enjoyed 58 |
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years together before Mr. Cook's death in 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Mrs. Cook is the proud matriarch of a family |
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that also includes four grandchildren, Mark and Melissa Kilcullen |
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and Jason and Amanda Cook, as well as four great-grandchildren, |
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James and Jonathan Cook, Zoey Kilcullen, and Jaxon Stafford; she is |
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a respected member of her community who is known for her fairness, |
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dedication, and concern for the common good, and she is a valued |
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congregant of Becker Road Baptist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Among the many roles Mrs. Cook has played over the |
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years is family genealogist, successfully tracing the history of |
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not only the Hill, Davis, Martin, and Moore branches of her family, |
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but also the Quarles and Cook branches of her husband's family; in |
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addition, she initiated the annual Hill, Martin, and Davis reunion |
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to the delight of her loved ones; her interest in her ancestry has |
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been enhanced by membership in the Daughters of the American |
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Revolution, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and the |
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Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War; and |
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WHEREAS, Kind, generous, and hardworking, Melba Cook is a |
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source of inspiration to all who are fortunate enough to know her, |
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and it is indeed a pleasure to honor her for her accomplishments |
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during 80 years of life well lived; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas, |
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1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Melba Glyn Hill Cook on her |
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80th birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Cook as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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Senate and House of Representatives. |