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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends were deeply saddened by the |
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passing of Gregory Bruce Cook of Fort Worth on December 10, 2020, at |
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the age of 50; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on June 25, 1970, in Amarillo, Greg Cook was the |
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son of Jim and Prissy Cook; he graduated from Canyon High School in |
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1988 before attending Texas A&M University, where he was a member of |
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the Aggie football team from 1988 to 1992; proudly wearing number |
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76, he played on the 1991 and 1992 squad that won the Southwest |
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Conference title; it was during his time in College Station that he |
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met the love of his life, the former Shannon Bullock, with whom he |
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shared 25 years of marriage; and |
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WHEREAS, After Mr. Cook received a bachelor's degree in |
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agricultural economics and a master's degree in land economics and |
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real estate, he began a career as a real estate appraiser at |
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Sherwood & Associates; he then worked at Integra Realty Resources |
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and later became executive vice president at JLL Valuation and |
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Advisory Services; and |
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WHEREAS, A leader in his field, Mr. Cook served in many roles |
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for his local chapter of the International Right of Way |
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Association; in 2007, the group named him its Professional of the |
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Year, and he was also recognized by the Fort Worth Business Press as |
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a 2009 40 Under 40 honoree; and |
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WHEREAS, A caring and loving man, Greg Cook will be |
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profoundly missed, and those who held him dear will forever |
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remember the warmth and kindness he brought into their lives; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Gregory Bruce Cook and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Shannon Cook; to his parents, Jim and Prissy Cook; to his |
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brother, Chris Cook, and his wife, Melissa; to his nephews, Jackson |
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and Owen Cook; to his uncle, Gary Cook; to his aunt, Linda Cook; to |
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his cousins; to his in-laws, Creighton Maynard Jr., Glenda Maynard, |
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and Richard Bullock; and to his other relatives and many 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 House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Greg Cook. |