Bill Text: TX HR60 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of actress and native Texan Carole Cook.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-22 - Reported enrolled [HR60 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR60-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 60 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Family, friends, and fans across Texas and the | ||
| nation mourn the loss of celebrated actress and Abilene native | ||
| Carole Cook, who passed away on January 11, 2023, at the age of 98; | ||
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| WHEREAS, Born Mildred Frances Cook on January 14, 1924, | ||
| Carole Cook graduated in 1945 from Baylor University, where she | ||
| studied Greek drama; after working in regional theater, she made it | ||
| to Broadway in 1954 in a revival of Threepenny Opera; she was in a | ||
| production of Kismet in Warren, Ohio, when she was contacted by | ||
| legendary actress Lucille Ball, who encouraged her to travel to | ||
| California to audition for her Desilu Workshop company of young | ||
| actors; it was Ms. Ball who would later suggest she change her name | ||
| and offered "Carole" in honor of her friend Carole Lombard, because | ||
| the two shared "the same healthy disrespect for all things in | ||
| general"; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Cook signed with Desilu, and in 1960, she made | ||
| her television debut in U.S. Marshal; known for her appearances on | ||
| The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy, she had memorable turns on countless | ||
| television shows, including Starsky and Hutch, Charlie's Angels, | ||
| Knight Rider, Laverne and Shirley, The Love Boat, | ||
| Murder, She Wrote, and Grey's Anatomy; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Along the way, Ms. Cook garnered roles in numerous | ||
| films; in 1963, she appeared in Palm Springs Weekend, and the | ||
| following year, she costarred with Don Knotts in | ||
| The Incredible Mr. Limpet; in the 1980s, she was cast in American | ||
| Gigolo and Grandview, U.S.A., and she won acclaim for her comedic | ||
| role as Molly Ringwald's grandmother in Sixteen Candles; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In addition to her extensive work in film and | ||
| television, Ms. Cook was the star of several stage productions; she | ||
| followed Carol Channing as the second actress to portray Dolly Levi | ||
| in Hello, Dolly! and went on to perform in the original Broadway | ||
| productions of Romantic Comedy and 42nd Street; moreover, she | ||
| received a Helen Hayes Award nomination for her work on the national | ||
| tour of Steel Magnolias, and in 2023, the Texas Cultural Trust | ||
| honored her with its Medal of Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement in | ||
| Musical Theatre; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Cook married actor Tom Troupe in March 1964, and | ||
| the couple enjoyed a rewarding union that spanned nearly six | ||
| decades; over the years, they acted together in such plays as The | ||
| Lion in Winter and Father's Day and raised money for those living | ||
| with HIV/AIDS; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Whether on stage, screen, or film, Carole Cook | ||
| delighted audiences with humor, irreverence, and prodigious | ||
| talent, and her work will forever remain a source of joy and | ||
| inspiration; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Carole Cook and extend | ||
| sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her husband, | ||
| Tom Troupe; to her stepson, Christopher, and his wife, Becky; to her | ||
| sister, Regina; to her nieces and nephews; and to all who mourn her | ||
| passing; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of | ||
| Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Carole | ||
| Cook. | ||
| Darby | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 60 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
| vote of the House on February 22, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
