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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The family and many friends of Cooper Wayne |
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Ballinger of China, Texas, have suffered an immeasurable loss with |
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the passing of this special little boy on August 1, 2017, at the age |
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of seven; and |
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WHEREAS, The beloved son of Ashley and James "Jimbo" |
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Ballinger, Cooper was born on January 13, 2010, in The Woodlands; he |
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was a student at China Elementary School, where he excelled |
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academically and endeared himself to peers and teachers alike |
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through his kind and caring nature; and |
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WHEREAS, Blessed with a zest for life and a smile that could |
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light up any room, Cooper undertook every endeavor with great |
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passion and zeal; he enjoyed coloring, drawing, reading, and |
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hunting and could often be found dancing and singing at the top of |
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his lungs; and |
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WHEREAS, Although the loss of one so full of promise brings |
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tremendous heartache, Cooper Ballinger brightened the lives of all |
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around him, and those who held him dear may find comfort in |
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remembering the joy and enthusiasm with which he lived his life; |
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now, 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 pay tribute to the memory |
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of Cooper Wayne Ballinger and extend heartfelt sympathy to the |
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members of his family: to his parents, Ashley and Jimbo Ballinger; |
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to his brothers, Jackson and Sawyer Ballinger; to his grandparents, |
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Kim and Paul Goodeaux and Doris Ballinger; to his uncle, Keith |
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Goodeaux, and his wife, Jill; to his aunts, Robin Williams and her |
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husband, Jeremy, and Lynett Howe; to his cousins, Bryn Goodeaux, |
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Shelby Roberts, Jacob and Taylor Bandy, and Gabby and Drew Howe; and |
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to his other relatives and all those who mourn his passing; and, be |
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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 Cooper |
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Ballinger. |