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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 100th birthday of an esteemed Texan is indeed |
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cause for celebration, and Donnie Audrey Kite Cooper of Waco is |
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marking this momentous milestone in her life on October 25, 2017; |
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WHEREAS, Born in Hollis, Oklahoma, in 1917 to Alvin A. Kite |
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and Cora Edes Kite, Mrs. Cooper is the eldest of a brood that |
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included her brothers and sisters Edes, Hardy, Kelsey, Garland, |
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Oneta, Gale, and Dale; she is descended on her mother's side from |
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Joseph San Pierre, one of the Old Three Hundred who received land |
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grants in Stephen F. Austin's first Texas colony; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Donnie Kite completed her bachelor's |
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degree at Oklahoma State University, and on October 4, 1942, she |
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married Victor Kenneth Cooper; they became the proud parents of |
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four children, Marilyn, Ken, Randy, and Sarah; a school teacher and |
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an artist, Mrs. Cooper volunteered extensively in her community and |
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with local churches; she was a member of the Central Texas |
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Watercolor Society and enjoyed presenting "chalk talks" to various |
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church groups; currently, she belongs to First Baptist Church Waco; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Cooper and her husband shared a fulfilling |
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marriage of 71 years before his passing in 2013; today, she is the |
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cherished matriarch of a family that has grown to include 13 |
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grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, A source of wisdom and inspiration, Donnie Cooper |
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has witnessed a panorama of change during a historic century, and |
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her 100th birthday offers a welcome opportunity for her loved ones |
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to acknowledge the special place she holds in their hearts; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Donnie Audrey |
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Kite Cooper on the occasion of her 100th birthday and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for continued 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. Cooper as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Anderson of McLennan |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 284 was adopted by the House on August |
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15, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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