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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Charles Floyd Cosper of Hereford on Sunday, April 7, |
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2024, at the age of 85; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Virgil Cosper and the former Roxie |
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Sherman, Chuck Cosper was born in Paducah on February 15, 1939, and |
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grew up with a sister, Janette, and brother, Bobby; he graduated |
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from the Texas Game Warden Training Academy at Texas A&M University |
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before embarking on a career as a game warden that spanned three |
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decades; he was also a pilot who worked from Friona Airport as a |
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crop sprayer and flight instructor; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in his community, Mr. Cosper was a longtime |
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deacon at First Baptist Church and a member of the Texas Baptist Men |
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Retiree Builders for 14 years; along the way, he served as president |
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of Hereford Kids Inc. and the Hereford Booster Club, and he was an |
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enthusiastic supporter of Hereford High School athletics, proudly |
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earning recognition as the Fan of the Week; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Cosper met his wife, Sue, in the seventh grade; |
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the couple married on November 15, 1957, and went on to share a |
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rewarding union that spanned 66 years; they became the parents of |
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four children, Pam, Ken, Vickie, and Larry, and their family |
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eventually grew to include 7 grandchildren and 12 |
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great-grandchildren; an avid outdoorsman, Mr. Cosper took pleasure |
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in hunting, fishing, playing golf, and snow skiing; he also loved to |
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chat with friends over an afternoon coffee; and |
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WHEREAS, Chuck Cosper earned the admiration and affection of |
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innumerable people, and although he is deeply missed, his |
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commitment to his family and his community remains a source of |
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inspiration to all who were fortunate enough to know him; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby pay tribute to the memory of Charles Floyd Cosper and extend |
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sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Sue |
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Cosper; to his children, Pam Boren and her husband, Jay, Ken Cosper |
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and his wife, Markay, and Vickie Young and her husband, Darren; to |
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his grandchildren, Heath Boren and his wife, Kim, J. W. Boren and |
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his wife, Belinda, Nathan Young and his wife, Alyson, Jarrod Young |
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and his wife, Katie, and Abbey, Jack, and Sam Cosper; to his |
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great-grandchildren, Colby, Ava, Lilly, Brock, Emory, Isaiah, |
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Zeke, Slade, Saylor, Sloane, Ellie, and Jake; to his sister, |
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Janette Abraham, and her husband, Greg; and to his many other |
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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 Chuck Cosper. |