SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 461
 
 
  In Memory
  of
  Charles Cosper
 
         WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with
  the passing of Charles Floyd Cosper of Hereford on Sunday,
  April 7, 2024, at the age of 85; and
         WHEREAS, The son of Virgil Cosper and the former Roxie
  Sherman, Chuck Cosper was born in Paducah on February 15, 1939, and
  grew up with a sister, Janette, and brother, Bobby; he graduated
  from the Texas Game Warden Training Academy at Texas A&M University
  before embarking on a career as a game warden that spanned three
  decades; he was also a pilot who worked from Friona Airport as a
  crop sprayer and flight instructor; and
         WHEREAS, Active in his community, Mr. Cosper was a longtime
  deacon at First Baptist Church and a member of the Texas Baptist Men
  Retiree Builders for 14 years; along the way, he served as
  president of Hereford Kids Inc. and the Hereford Booster Club, and
  he was an enthusiastic supporter of Hereford High School athletics,
  proudly earning recognition as the Fan of the Week; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Cosper met his wife, Sue, in the seventh
  grade; the couple married on November 15, 1957, and went on to
  share a rewarding union that spanned 66 years; they became the
  parents of four children, Pam, Ken, Vickie, and Larry, and their
  family eventually grew to include 7 grandchildren and 12
  great-grandchildren; an avid outdoorsman, Mr. Cosper took
  pleasure in hunting, fishing, playing golf, and snow skiing; he
  also loved to chat with friends over an afternoon coffee; and
         WHEREAS, Chuck Cosper earned the admiration and affection
  of innumerable people, and although he is deeply missed, his
  commitment to his family and his community remains a source of
  inspiration to all who were fortunate enough to know him; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
  Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Charles Floyd
  Cosper and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family:
  to his wife, Sue Cosper; to his children, Pam Boren and her
  husband, Jay, Ken Cosper and his wife, Markay, and Vickie Young
  and her husband, Darren; to his grandchildren, Heath Boren and
  his wife, Kim, J. W. Boren and his wife, Belinda, Nathan Young and
  his wife, Alyson, Jarrod Young and his wife, Katie, and Abbey,
  Jack, and Sam Cosper; to his great-grandchildren, Colby, Ava,
  Lilly, Brock, Emory, Isaiah, Zeke, Slade, Saylor, Sloane, Ellie,
  and Jake; to his sister, Janette Abraham, and her husband, Greg;
  and to his many other relatives and friends; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
  prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns
  this day, it do so in memory of Chuck Cosper.
 
  Sparks
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on April 28, 2025, by a
    rising vote.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate