| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 26 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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| 6 | 6 | | passing of Clifford Anne Bigby Cozart of Fort Worth on December 2, |
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| 7 | 7 | | 2022, at the age of 90; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, A native of Fort Worth, Anne Cozart was born on |
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| 9 | 9 | | November 28, 1932, to Annie Farmer Bigby and Walter Clifford Bigby, |
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| 10 | 10 | | and she grew up with the companionship of two sisters, Mary Lynne |
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| 11 | 11 | | and Priscilla; after her graduation from North Side High School, |
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| 12 | 12 | | she attended North Texas State University and received a degree in |
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| 13 | 13 | | education; she would later earn a master's degree from Texas |
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| 14 | 14 | | Christian University; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Cozart began her teaching career at Denver |
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| 16 | 16 | | Avenue Elementary School, where she served for more than four |
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| 17 | 17 | | decades; throughout her tenure, she taught every elementary grade |
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| 18 | 18 | | level, as well as pre-K English as a Second Language classes; she |
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| 19 | 19 | | became the first female Castleberry ISD School Board member, a |
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| 20 | 20 | | position she held for 21 years, and she also served on the Texas |
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| 21 | 21 | | Association of School Boards; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, After retiring from education, Mrs. Cozart |
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| 23 | 23 | | continued to serve the community as the district director for State |
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| 24 | 24 | | Representative Charlie Geren; additionally, she was a member of the |
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| 25 | 25 | | Northwest Tarrant, Saginaw Area, and Texas Tri-County Chambers of |
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| 26 | 26 | | Commerce; moreover, she worked to ensure the placement of smoke |
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| 27 | 27 | | alarms in area homes, earning her recognition as the Civilian Fire |
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| 28 | 28 | | Fighter of the Year; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Cozart enjoyed many hobbies in her leisure |
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| 30 | 30 | | time, including gardening and flying airplanes; she was a proud |
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| 31 | 31 | | member of the Ninety-Nines, and she served on the Fort Worth |
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| 32 | 32 | | Aviation Advisory Board; a woman of faith, she was a devoted |
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| 33 | 33 | | congregant of River Oaks Baptist Church; in all her endeavors, she |
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| 34 | 34 | | enjoyed the love and support of her husband, Gene, with whom she |
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| 35 | 35 | | shared 66 years of marriage before his passing in 2019; she took |
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| 36 | 36 | | great pride in her three daughters, Genie, Deanna, and Angie, and |
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| 37 | 37 | | over the years, she had the pleasure of seeing her family grow to |
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| 38 | 38 | | include five grandchildren, Heath, Mitzi, Chris, Brandon, and |
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| 39 | 39 | | Brade; and |
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| 40 | 40 | | WHEREAS, Although she will be deeply missed, the passage of |
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| 41 | 41 | | time will never diminish the joy and love that Anne Cozart brought |
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| 42 | 42 | | into the lives of all who knew her; now, therefore, be it |
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| 43 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 44 | 44 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Clifford Anne Bigby |
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| 45 | 45 | | Cozart and extend deepest condolences to her loved ones; and, be it |
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| 46 | 46 | | further |
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| 47 | 47 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 48 | 48 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 49 | 49 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Anne |
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| 50 | 50 | | Cozart. |
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| 51 | 51 | | Geren |
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| 52 | 52 | | ______________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 54 | 54 | | I certify that H.R. No. 26 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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| 55 | 55 | | vote of the House on March 8, 2023. |
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| 56 | 56 | | ______________________________ |
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| 57 | 57 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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