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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Lones Frank Cook of Stillwater, Oklahoma, who passed away on May |
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12, 2021, at the age of 69; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Claxton Roscoe Cook and Mable Ellen |
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Shields, Lones Cook was born on February 13, 1952, in Fairview, |
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Oklahoma; he graduated from Stillwater High School in 1970 and went |
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on to study agricultural science and accounting at Oklahoma State |
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University, where he was a member of the varsity wrestling team; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Cook excelled in a number of different jobs, |
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including as a firefighter, plumber, and insurance salesperson; he |
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especially enjoyed working as a cattleman at the Cook Cattle |
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Company near Stillwater; a man of many interests, he held a deep |
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appreciation for history and theology, and his numerous adventures |
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included sailing a yacht, riding motorcycles, and flying airplanes; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Blessed with a devoted family, Mr. Cook benefited |
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from the love and support of his wife, Brenda, and he took great |
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pride in his children, Randall, Kyle, and Kara; and |
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WHEREAS, Lones Cook embraced life to the fullest, and he will |
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forever remain a vibrant presence for those who knew and loved him; |
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now, 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 Lones Frank Cook and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Brenda Ruth Henson-Cook; to his sons, Randall Cook and his |
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wife, Jennifer, and Kyle Cook and his fiancée, Lisa Marie Babayan, |
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and his stepson, Daniel Henson, and his wife, Joni; to his daughter, |
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Kara Cook, and her husband, Garrett Schultz, and his stepdaughter, |
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Jennifer Henson Callaway, and her husband, Scott; to his |
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grandchildren, Cobi, Mason, Logan, Kaylon, and Preslee Callaway, |
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Jolei Henson Murray, Joseph, Robert, and Thomas Cook, Jett and |
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Jaron Henson, and Alexander Schultz; to his sister, Marcia Cook |
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Greer; to his brother, Carl Cook; and to his many other relatives |
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and friends; 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 Lones Cook. |