81R2861 MG-D
By: Callegari H.R. No. 47
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Eunice A. Cooksey of Clifton commemorated a special
milestone in her life with the celebration of her 90th birthday on
October 12, 2008; and
WHEREAS, A native Texan, the former Eunice Reesing was born
in the Cooper community near Clifton, the 11th child of Oscar and
Emma Reesing; she received baptism at Trinity Lutheran Church and
graduated from Clifton High School; and
WHEREAS, Married to Raymond W. Cooksey in 1941, she lived
with her husband in the Hitchland and Oslo communities in Hansford
County after his return from serving overseas in World War II; in
1952 they bought the Cooksey Grocery Store, which Mrs. Cooksey
managed until its sale in 1955; four years later, Eunice and Raymond
Cooksey built the Huddle Drive Inn in Gruver, and Mrs. Cooksey
managed that business as well; the couple returned in 1968 to
Clifton, where they purchased and renovated a restaurant that they
named the Cooksey Place, and they operated that enterprise until
their retirement in 1989; and
WHEREAS, Following a two-year residency in a Granbury
retirement community, Mrs. Cooksey and her husband moved back to
Clifton in 1991 and rejoined their church family at Trinity
Lutheran; the marriage of this beloved couple endured for nearly 55
years, until Mr. Cooksey's death in 1995; and
WHEREAS, Today, Eunice Cooksey continues to live
independently at her home and plays an active role at Immanuel
Lutheran Church; she is the mother of four children, Joyce W.
Powell, Pamela K. Owens, James L. Cooksey, and the late John A.
Cooksey, and the grandmother of Rhett, Christie, and Hunter
Hoestenbach, Craig, Ky, and Katharyn Cooksey, Kimberly and Kyle
Bartels, and the late Kevin Bartels; and
WHEREAS, Eunice Cooksey is deeply cherished for her kind and
caring nature, and her nine decades of life well lived are an
inspiration to all who know her; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Eunice A. Cooksey on her 90th
birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued
happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mrs. Cooksey as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.