By: Hegar S.C.R. No. 6
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The 80th birthday of an esteemed Texan is indeed
cause for celebration, and Melba Glyn Hill Cook of Waller reached
that impressive milestone on May 30, 2011; and
WHEREAS, The daughter of Paul Dewey Hill and Lois Moore Hill,
Melba Glyn Hill was born in Mount Vernon in 1931; she married E. Ray
Cook on September 1, 1951, and the couple were blessed with three
children, Mary Alice, Michael Ray, and Marla Sue, and enjoyed 58
years together before Mr. Cook's death in 2009; and
WHEREAS, Today, Mrs. Cook is the proud matriarch of a family
that also includes four grandchildren, Mark and Melissa Kilcullen
and Jason and Amanda Cook, as well as four great-grandchildren,
James and Jonathan Cook, Zoey Kilcullen, and Jaxon Stafford; she is
a respected member of her community who is known for her fairness,
dedication, and concern for the common good, and she is a valued
congregant of Becker Road Baptist Church; and
WHEREAS, Among the many roles Mrs. Cook has played over the
years is family genealogist, successfully tracing the history of
not only the Hill, Davis, Martin, and Moore branches of her family,
but also the Quarles and Cook branches of her husband's family; in
addition, she initiated the annual Hill, Martin, and Davis reunion
to the delight of her loved ones; her interest in her ancestry has
been enhanced by membership in the Daughters of the American
Revolution, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and the
Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War; and
WHEREAS, Kind, generous, and hardworking, Melba Cook is a
source of inspiration to all who are fortunate enough to know her,
and it is indeed a pleasure to honor her for her accomplishments
during 80 years of life well lived; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas,
1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Melba Glyn Hill Cook on her
80th 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. Cook as an expression of high regard by the Texas
Senate and House of Representatives.