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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 339
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In Memory |
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William Henry Cowden |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their |
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memories of William Henry Cowden of Mountain Home, who passed |
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away on February 9, 2019, at the age of 92; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Jerry and Lorene Cowden, "Tuffy" Cowden |
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was born on November 19, 1926, in Mineral Wells and grew up with |
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four brothers on the family's ranch in Kerr County; answering his |
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nation's call to duty, he served with the United States Navy in |
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the Pacific during World War II; and |
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WHEREAS, After returning from the war, Mr. Cowden wed his |
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high school sweetheart, the former Tommie Jean Womack, and they |
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shared more than three decades together before her passing in |
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1977; he later married Edwina Henke; Mr. Cowden took great pride |
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in his two sons, William Cowden Jr. and Mark Cowden, and he had |
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the pleasure of seeing his family grow to include four |
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grandchildren, Courtney Mitchell, William Cody Cowden, William |
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T. Cowden, and Parker Jean Cowden, and four great-grandchildren, |
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Weston, Jalyn, Cason, and Katie Mitchell; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Cowden worked as a rancher in Kerr and Frio |
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Counties for many years; he was also briefly employed by the |
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Farmers Home Administration, and he served on the boards of First |
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National Bank in Kerrville, NorWest Bank, and Wells Fargo Bank; |
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he further contributed to his community as a member of the boards |
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of The Divide Independent School District, the Kerrville-Kerr |
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County Airport, and the Hill Country Cowboy Camp Meeting; and |
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WHEREAS, A skilled pilot, Mr. Cowden enjoyed taking |
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friends flying in his Cessna; he was also a man of strong |
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religious faith, and he was a member of the First Presbyterian |
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Church for many years; in his later years, he attended The Divide |
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Chapel; and |
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WHEREAS, Those who were privileged to share in this |
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esteemed man's love and friendship will always remember him with |
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great tenderness and affection; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of William Henry |
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Cowden and extend heartfelt sympathy to his family and friends; |
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and, be 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 Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of William Henry Cowden. |
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Buckingham |
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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 March 7, 2019, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |