| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 605 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The loved ones of Veronica Teresa Cook of El Paso |
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| 6 | 6 | | were greatly saddened by her passing on January 22, 2009, at the age |
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| 7 | 7 | | of 88; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Born to John and Catherine O'Hagan, Veronica O'Hagan |
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| 9 | 9 | | grew up with the companionship of four brothers, John, Charles, |
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| 10 | 10 | | George, and Alfred, and three sisters, Sarah, Mary, and Joan; she |
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| 11 | 11 | | exchanged vows with John F. Cook, Sr., at a ceremony at St. Ephraim |
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| 12 | 12 | | Church in Brooklyn, New York, and together they shared a rewarding |
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| 13 | 13 | | relationship and experienced the joy of raising seven children; |
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| 14 | 14 | | with the passing years, their family grew to include 16 |
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| 15 | 15 | | grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and a |
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| 16 | 16 | | great-great-grandchild; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Cook was a valued parishioner of Most Holy |
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| 18 | 18 | | Trinity Catholic Church and taught kindergarten and religious |
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| 19 | 19 | | education classes at Most Holy Trinity School; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Veronica Cook was a wise and compassionate woman |
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| 21 | 21 | | whose generosity and graciousness endeared her to many, and she |
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| 22 | 22 | | will forever hold a treasured place in the hearts of all those who |
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| 23 | 23 | | were fortunate enough to have known her; now, therefore, be it |
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| 24 | 24 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 25 | 25 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Veronica Teresa Cook |
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| 26 | 26 | | and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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| 27 | 27 | | husband, John F. Cook, Sr.; to her children, John F. Cook, Jr., Joan |
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| 28 | 28 | | Keating, Edna Benson, and Veronica, Michael, Edward, and Kevin |
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| 29 | 29 | | Cook; to her daughters-in-law and sons-in-law, Tram Pho Cook, Diane |
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| 30 | 30 | | Yung Cook, Diane Costanzo Cook, Carmen Ugarte, Michael Keating, and |
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| 31 | 31 | | Phil Benson; to her grandchildren, Richard and Dr. John Montorello, |
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| 32 | 32 | | Maria Montorello Ward, James, Sean, and Caitlin Keating, Patricia |
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| 33 | 33 | | Keating Porras, Sarah and Teresa Benson, Suzanne Cook Moody, and |
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| 34 | 34 | | Jennifer, Damien, David Brian, Naomi, and David M. Cook; to her |
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| 35 | 35 | | great-grandchildren, Krystal Montorello Menchey, Amanda, Megan, |
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| 36 | 36 | | and William Ward, Bella, Bryan, and Nathan Cook, Christian, Jaydon, |
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| 37 | 37 | | and Alyssa Moody, Dylan, Amber, and Kelly Blystone, Debbie and |
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| 38 | 38 | | Shawn Lowely, and Patrick and Erin Fandy; to her |
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| 39 | 39 | | great-great-granddaughter, Kaylee Menchey; to her brother, John |
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| 40 | 40 | | O'Hagan; and to her other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 41 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 42 | 42 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 43 | 43 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Veronica |
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| 44 | 44 | | Cook. |
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| 45 | 45 | | Pickett |
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| 46 | 46 | | Chavez |
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| 47 | 47 | | Quintanilla |
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| 48 | 48 | | Marquez |
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| 49 | 49 | | Moody |
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| 50 | 50 | | ______________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 52 | 52 | | I certify that H.R. No. 605 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 53 | 53 | | rising vote of the House on March 5, 2009. |
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| 54 | 54 | | ______________________________ |
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| 55 | 55 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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