84R26448 BPG-D
By: Price H.R. No. 2746
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The death of former Texas state representative
Lawrence Dean Cobb on January 31, 2015, at the age of 78, brought a
great loss to his family and friends; and
WHEREAS, Born in Marlin on May 16, 1936, Dean Cobb was the son
of Lawrence Morgan Cobb and Ruth Day Bladen; he attended The
University of Texas at Austin on a track scholarship, and he served
his country as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army and as commander
of the 36th Division of the Texas Army National Guard in Dumas;
after graduating from Baylor Law School in 1962, he began his legal
practice in Dumas as a partner in Lovell, Lyle, and Cobb; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Cobb served as Moore County attorney before
winning election to the Texas House of Representatives in 1968;
over the course of three terms in office, he served as chair of the
interim Medical Welfare Program Committee and as vice chair of the
Oil, Gas, and Mining Committee, the Human Resources Subcommittee on
Public Welfare, and the Automatic Data Processing in State
Government Committee; and
WHEREAS, Following his tenure in the legislature, Mr. Cobb
became a resident partner with Bracewell and Patterson,
establishing its Austin office; he opened a solo practice in 1986;
and
WHEREAS, Mr. Cobb was active in a number of professional and
philanthropic organizations, serving on the boards of the State Bar
of Texas, the Texas Young Lawyers Association, and the Texas
Industries for the Blind and Handicapped, and he was a founding
board member of the Texas Union Advisory Council; in addition, he
was a life member of the Grand Lodge of Texas, Ancient Free and
Accepted Masons; in his leisure, he enjoyed traveling with friends,
reading, golfing, running, and cheering for the Texas Longhorn
athletic teams; and
WHEREAS, Above all, Dean Cobb cherished the time spent with
his loved ones, and those who were privileged to know him will
forever treasure their memories of this true gentleman, friend, and
scholar; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of the Honorable
Lawrence Dean Cobb and extend sincere condolences to the members of
his family: to his wife, Kathleen Garcia Cobb; to his daughters,
Kendall Cobb Courtney and her husband, David, Courtney Cobb
Langford and her husband, Keith, and Susanna Cobb Butler and her
husband, Marty; to his grandchildren, Sarah, Huck, Clark, and
Sally; to his brother, Donald Cobb, and his wife, Susan; to his
first wife, Patricia Threadgill McNamara; to his godson, Bill
Marsh, and his wife, Elizabeth; and to his many other relatives and
friends; 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 Lawrence
Dean Cobb.