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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to |
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a close with the passing of Jennifer Lynn Young Cook of Plano on |
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August 18, 2025, at the age of 38; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Gary and Lisa Young, the former |
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Jennifer Young was born in Wylie on September 1, 1986; after she |
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graduated from high school, she earned her associate's degree in |
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child development from Collin College; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of a rewarding career in education, |
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Mrs. Cook worked as a day-care teacher in church programs, and she |
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served the Weekday Program at First United Methodist Church Plano |
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for more than a decade; admired for her warmth and patience, she |
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positively impacted the lives of hundreds of young children and |
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their families; a woman of deep faith, her work as a caregiver |
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reflected her Christian values; and |
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WHEREAS, Above all else, Mrs. Cook was a devoted wife to her |
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husband, Jason, and a loving mother to her children, Dylan and Lena; |
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even in the final months of her battle with cancer, she remained |
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determined to create lasting memories with her family; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Jennifer Cook |
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will remember the way she touched their lives with her infectious |
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laugh, her resilience, and her eternal optimism, and she will |
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forever hold a treasured place in their hearts; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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Jennifer Lynn Young Cook and extend deepest condolences to the |
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members of her family: to her husband, Jason Cook; to her son, Dylan |
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Cook; to her daughter, Lena Cook; to her mother, Lisa Young; to her |
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nephew, Aiden; to her grandparents, Joann and Jerry Huff; to her |
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in-laws, Bob and Linda Cook; and to her other relatives 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 her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jennifer |
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Cook. |
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Leach |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 173 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on September 3, 2025. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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