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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Friends and family will long cherish their memories |
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of Joe Edmon Cox of Kaufman, who passed away on November 19, 2020, |
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at the age of 99; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Kaufman on February 18, 1921, Joe Cox was the |
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son of John P. and Eula Mapp Cox, and he grew up with the |
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companionship of eight siblings, Emmitt, Lonnie, Ethel, Geneva, |
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Hazel, Sally, Dorothy, and Mary Lou; in 1942, he answered his |
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nation's call to duty and joined the United States Army; he was |
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stationed in several locations in Africa and Europe during World |
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War II, and at the time of his passing, he was Kaufman County's |
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oldest veteran of that war; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his return to civilian life, Mr. Cox |
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established Kaufman Mattress Factory, which he owned and operated |
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until 2001; he also served his community as a school bus driver for |
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many years; in his leisure time, he enjoyed raising cattle and |
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visiting local coffee shops to socialize and "solve the world's |
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problems" with his friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Cox and his wife, Alice, shared a rewarding |
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marriage that spanned 72 years until the time of her passing in |
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2018; he took great pride in his children, Larry, Sandra, and |
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Sharon, and he had the pleasure of seeing his family grow to include |
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nine grandchildren, Casey, Julie, Maurie, Megan, Meredith, |
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Madalyn, Justin, Alicia, and Dustin, and seven |
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great-grandchildren, Max, Charli Jo, Ava, Emma, Eleanor, Henry, and |
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Rylie; he could often be found supporting and cheering for them at |
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all of their sporting events and activities; a man of faith, he was |
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a valued congregant of the Kaufman Church of Christ; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man and a proud military veteran, |
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Joe Cox lived a rich and purposeful life, and he leaves behind a |
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legacy that will forever be treasured by all those who had the |
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pleasure to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Joe Edmon Cox and |
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extend sincere condolences to his loved ones; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Joe Edmon |
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Cox. |