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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family, friends, and colleagues are mourning the |
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loss of Linda Cottar of Baytown, who passed away on May 10, 2017, at |
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the age of 71; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on August 20, 1945, in Corsicana, the former |
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Linda Matthews was the daughter of Arvine and Anita Matthews; an |
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alumna of Corsicana High School, she went on to graduate from Lee |
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College in 1965 before beginning a career as a Realtor and broker in |
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the Baytown area that would span more than 40 years; along the way, |
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she served as a teacher and mentor to numerous others during her |
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time as a real estate instructor at San Jacinto College and Kaplan |
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Professional Schools, and she further served her professional |
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community as part of HAR's Bay Area Political Affairs Leadership |
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advisory group; moreover, she was a longtime board member for the |
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Baytown Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Pilot Club of |
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Baytown, a community service organization; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply committed to her faith, Ms. Cottar was a |
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member of First Baptist Church Pasadena and taught Sunday school |
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for over 25 years at Cedar Bayou Baptist Church; alongside her in |
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all her endeavors was her husband of more than 50 years, Tom Cottar, |
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and she cherished her role as a loving mother to their two sons, Tom |
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and Shae, and a doting grandmother to their six grandchildren, |
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Aidan, Darien, Olivia, Dylan, Evan, and Makayla; Ms. Cottar's life |
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was further enriched by the affection and companionship of a host of |
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dear friends, to whom she was always willing to lend a helping hand |
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when needed; and |
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WHEREAS, Beloved for her kindness, her strength, and her |
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generosity of spirit, Linda Cottar touched the lives of many during |
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her journey on this earth, and all who were blessed to know her will |
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forever hold her close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Linda Cottar and |
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extend sincere sympathy to her many relatives and friends; 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 her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Linda |
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Cottar. |