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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life dedicated to faith and family drew to a close |
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with the passing of Mary Evelyn Cooke Patman of Waxahachie on March |
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20, 2019, at the age of 86; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on August 16, 1932, in Ellis County to Frank and |
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Una Cooke, the former Mary Cooke grew up as one of 12 children in a |
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close-knit Christian family; she was joined in matrimony to Donald |
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Patman on October 20, 1950, and together, they shared in the joy of |
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raising two adopted children, Steve and Lori; later in life, the |
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couple experienced the delight of welcoming six grandchildren and |
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six great-grandchildren into their circle of loved ones; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Patman was a devoted wife and mother and a |
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woman of many gifts; she was an excellent cook and seamstress, and |
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she spent numerous hours developing her artistic talents and |
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creating beautiful paintings; moreover, she was an active member of |
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the Brown Street Church of Christ in Waxahachie, where her husband |
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served as an elder, and she supported the congregation by teaching |
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Bible classes, vacation Bible school, and summer youth camps and by |
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participating in mission trips; and |
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WHEREAS, Although she is greatly missed, Mary Patman has left |
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her family and friends with a wealth of cherished memories, and she |
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will forever hold a special place in their hearts; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Mary Evelyn Cooke |
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Patman and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to |
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her husband, Donald Patman; to her children, Steve Patman and his |
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wife, Joyce, and Lori Vantreese; to her grandchildren, Dustin |
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Patman and his wife, Melinda, Stephanie Cochran and her husband, |
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Andrew, Donald "Chase" Patman and his wife, Ashlei, Lyndsay Cannon, |
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Cecile Vantreese, and Erin Allen; to her great-grandchildren, Tatum |
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and Stevey Marshall, Corbett and Piper Cochran, Culver Patman, and |
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Zane Cannon; to her brothers, Ralph Cooke and his wife, Juanita, |
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Wendell Cooke and his wife, Marva, and Billy Joe Cooke and his wife, |
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Evelyn; to her sisters, Larue Dyess and Betty Venable and her |
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husband, Sonny; and to her many other 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 Mary |
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Patman. |