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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their |
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memories of William Eugene Cole Jr. of Atlanta, who passed away on |
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May 11, 2025, at the age of 96; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of William Eugene Cole and Fannie Mae Cole |
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Phillips, Bill Cole was born on October 15, 1928, in Miami, Florida, |
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and he grew up with the companionship of five siblings, Norman, |
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Margie, Leon, Troy, and Shirley; and |
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WHEREAS, On December 16, 1950, Mr. Cole married the former |
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Alverta Knocke, and the couple was blessed with three children, |
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Judy, Randy, and Larry; after that marriage ended, he was fortunate |
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enough to find love again with his second wife, Joyce; with the |
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passing years, he saw his treasured family grow to include five |
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grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his career in the oil and gas |
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industry, Mr. Cole worked for Shell Oil Company, Aramco, and |
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Halliburton; he also was a cattle rancher for many years, and he |
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coached Little League baseball; in his leisure time, he took |
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pleasure in attending Atlanta Rabbits football games and playing |
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cards and dominoes; a man of faith, he was a member of First Baptist |
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Church Atlanta; and |
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WHEREAS, Bill Cole enjoyed a life that was rich in the |
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intangibles that matter most, and he is deeply missed by all those |
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who held him dear; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature, 1st |
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Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of William Eugene |
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Cole Jr. and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Joyce; to his children, Judy Cole Cook and her |
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husband, John, and Randy Cole; to his grandchildren, Stephanie Cole |
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Rink, Lance Cole, Cody Cole, Katie Kotzur, and Stephanie Cook |
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Perry; to his great-grandchildren, Harper Rink, Jaywan Cole, and |
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Jonah Kotzur; to his siblings, Leon, Troy, and Shirley Phillips; |
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and to his other relatives 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 Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Bill Cole. |