H.R. No. 291
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The citizens of Irving lost a widely admired police
officer with the death of Corey Lee Cooksey of Grapevine, who passed
away on December 23, 2012, at the age of 39; and
WHEREAS, Officer Cooksey was born in Odessa on October 30,
1973, to Bill and Wanda Kay Cooksey; he graduated from Goldthwaite
High School and Lincoln Technical School in 1992 and joined the
Irving Police Department in 1999; formerly a member of the Patrol
Division, he was serving as a motor officer in the Special
Operations Division; he was also an academy instructor and a member
of the Honor Guard; Officer Cooksey belonged to the Irving Police
Association and attended Fellowship of the Parks in Grapevine; and
WHEREAS, Corey Cooksey was the devoted husband of Jo Annette
Cooksey and the proud father of a nine-year-old son, Grayson; and
WHEREAS, Texans everywhere owe an immeasurable debt of
gratitude to the courageous men and women who have chosen law
enforcement as their career; through their selfless dedication to
the public welfare, they enable their fellow citizens to enjoy the
benefits of a peaceful and orderly society, and Officer Corey
Cooksey exemplified the highest standards of that profession; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Officer Corey Lee
Cooksey and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to
his wife, Jo Annette Cooksey; to his son, Grayson Cooksey; to his
parents, Bill and Wanda Cooksey; to his sister-in-law, Mary
Katherine Logan, and her husband, Brad; and to his other relatives,
friends, and fellow officers; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Officer
Corey Lee Cooksey.
Harper-Brown
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 291 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on February 18, 2013.
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Chief Clerk of the House