H.R. No. 402
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Residents of Arlington lost an admired educator with
the passing of Nita Scheble Cox on July 18, 2009, at the age of 84;
and
WHEREAS, The daughter of Eugene and Fay Howell Scheble, the
former Nita Scheble was born on May 25, 1925, in Cleburne, but she
relocated with her family to Fort Worth in the early 1930s; the
valedictorian of the Class of 1942 at Polytechnic High School, she
received a scholarship to attend North Texas Agricultural College
in Arlington, where she again became valedictorian and attained an
associate's degree in science; in 1946, she graduated from The
University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's degree in fine arts,
and she went on to study at the University of Wisconsin at Madison
and to earn a master's degree from Texas Christian University in
1961; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Cox began her teaching career in 1947 as a
member of the English department faculty at The University of Texas
at Arlington; over the course of nearly five decades with the
university, she transitioned to the speech communication, drama,
and communication departments, developing speech and drama
classes, teaching English, and directing plays, and she became an
associate professor; in addition, she served as assistant chair of
the communication department from 1976 to 1991, and she led the
speech program from 1989 to 1993; among her many accolades were an
Outstanding Academic Advisor award in 1987 and designation as a
professor emeritus in 1994; she was also named a Distinguished
Alumnus of UT Arlington in 1996, and she retired from the university
in 2003; and
WHEREAS, Active in her community, Mrs. Cox contributed her
time to numerous organizations, including the Arlington Woman's
Club, Altrusa International, the Arlington Republican Club, Lamar
Baptist Church, the Fielder Museum, Friends of the UTA Libraries,
and the Texas Speech Communication Association, and she served as a
speech consultant to various businesses and managed a murder
mystery troupe; and
WHEREAS, In all of her endeavors, she enjoyed the love and
support of her husband, Dr. B. Wayne Cox, with whom she shared more
than 20 years, until his passing in 1985; and
WHEREAS, Throughout her life, Nita Cox demonstrated the
utmost dedication to her family, her profession, and her community,
and she leaves behind a remarkable legacy that will forever be
treasured by all those who were privileged to share in her love and
friendship; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Nita Scheble Cox and
extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her
daughter, Leslie Cox Recine, and her husband, Dean; to her
grandchildren, Chelsea and Chloe Recine; to her sister, Norma
Scheble Nash Anderton; and to her other relatives and friends; and,
be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Nita
Scheble Cox.
Patrick
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 402 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on March 3, 2011.
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Chief Clerk of the House