89R25105 JRI-D
 
  By: Sparks S.R. No. 461
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         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 89th Texas 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.