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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Clifford Anne Bigby Cozart of Fort Worth on December 2, |
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2022, at the age of 90; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Fort Worth, Anne Cozart was born on |
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November 28, 1932, to Annie Farmer Bigby and Walter Clifford Bigby, |
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and she grew up with the companionship of two sisters, Mary Lynne |
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and Priscilla; after her graduation from North Side High School, |
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she attended North Texas State University and received a degree in |
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education; she would later earn a master's degree from Texas |
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Christian University; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Cozart began her teaching career at Denver |
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Avenue Elementary School, where she served for more than four |
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decades; throughout her tenure, she taught every elementary grade |
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level, as well as pre-K English as a Second Language classes; she |
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became the first female Castleberry ISD School Board member, a |
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position she held for 21 years, and she also served on the Texas |
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Association of School Boards; and |
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WHEREAS, After retiring from education, Mrs. Cozart |
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continued to serve the community as the district director for State |
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Representative Charlie Geren; additionally, she was a member of the |
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Northwest Tarrant, Saginaw Area, and Texas Tri-County Chambers of |
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Commerce; moreover, she worked to ensure the placement of smoke |
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alarms in area homes, earning her recognition as the Civilian Fire |
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Fighter of the Year; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Cozart enjoyed many hobbies in her leisure |
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time, including gardening and flying airplanes; she was a proud |
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member of the Ninety-Nines, and she served on the Fort Worth |
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Aviation Advisory Board; a woman of faith, she was a devoted |
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congregant of River Oaks Baptist Church; in all her endeavors, she |
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enjoyed the love and support of her husband, Gene, with whom she |
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shared 66 years of marriage before his passing in 2019; she took |
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great pride in her three daughters, Genie, Deanna, and Angie, and |
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over the years, she had the pleasure of seeing her family grow to |
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include five grandchildren, Heath, Mitzi, Chris, Brandon, and |
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Brade; and |
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WHEREAS, Although she will be deeply missed, the passage of |
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time will never diminish the joy and love that Anne Cozart brought |
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into the lives of all who knew her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Clifford Anne Bigby |
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Cozart and extend deepest condolences to her loved ones; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Anne |
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Cozart. |