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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 4
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In Memory |
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Colin Coe |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Austin and Plainview in mourning the loss of Colin |
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Coe, who died July 27, 2013, at the age of 63; and |
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WHEREAS, Colin Coe was born on September 15, 1949; in the |
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1970s and 1980s, he operated a private livestock business and |
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worked for Southwestern Grain, Incorporated, in Plainview; he |
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earned a degree from Texas Tech University in 1992, and he |
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graduated with honors from Texas Tech University School of Law in |
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1996; and |
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WHEREAS, Colin was a longtime highly valued staff member of |
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the Texas Legislature; his career spanned more than 15 years and |
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included service with the Legislative Budget Board, the Office of |
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the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Sunset Advisory |
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Commission, the Office of Senator Royce West, and the Office of |
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Representative Marisa Márquez; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of a decade as general counsel for |
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Senator West, he provided astute legal advice and legislative |
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analysis and was responsible for all budget and finance issues; |
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he was highly respected for his encyclopedic knowledge of the |
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budget process and was noted for possessing a legislative prowess |
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second to none; and |
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WHEREAS, As chief of staff in the Office of Representative |
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Márquez, he was a valued mentor to his co-workers, with whom he |
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shared much of his extensive knowledge of both legislative |
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proceedings and the appropriations process; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his years of legislative service, he |
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was noted for his wisdom, experience, commitment to the law, and |
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dedication to the welfare of legislative constituents; he was |
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also beloved by all who serve in the Capitol for his convivial |
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spirit, wry wit, and engaging personality; and |
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WHEREAS, He was an exemplary gentleman in the truest sense |
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of the phrase, and he was an intelligent, bighearted person who |
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was respected for his high standards and his accomplishments; he |
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was devoted to his wife, Cheryl, his daughter and two sons, and |
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his six grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, A treasured Texas citizen and public servant, |
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Colin Coe will be greatly missed by his family and friends and by |
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all who were privileged to share in his life; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby extend sincere |
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condolences to the bereaved family of Colin Coe; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Colin Coe. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on August 5, 2013, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |