Bill Text: TX HR708 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Aubrey Elton Cole Sr. of Buna.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-17 - Reported enrolled [HR708 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR708-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 708 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the | ||
| passing of Aubrey Elton Cole Sr. of Buna on January 28, 2017, at the | ||
| age of 90; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Providence Walter Cole and Agnes Clark | ||
| Cole, Aubrey Cole was born in Hemphill on April 29, 1926; his family | ||
| moved to Jasper County when he was 10 and eventually settled in the | ||
| Buna area, where Mr. Cole continued to live for the rest of his | ||
| life; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Cole spent 10 years with the Texas Forest | ||
| Service early in his career before working in the shipbuilding and | ||
| ironworking industries; in 1972, he won election as sheriff of | ||
| Jasper County, a position he held for nearly 19 years; during his | ||
| exemplary tenure, he earned the respect and admiration of his | ||
| fellow citizens, and in recognition of his outstanding | ||
| contributions as a peace officer, the Jasper County jail was named | ||
| the Aubrey E. Cole Law Enforcement Center; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A member of Buna Masonic Lodge No. 1095 for 60 | ||
| years, Mr. Cole served the lodge as past master and as deputy | ||
| district grandmaster for District 25B of the Most Worshipful Grand | ||
| Lodge of Texas; he and his first wife were designated Redbud Royalty | ||
| by the Buna Chamber of Commerce, and in 1997, the chamber named him | ||
| Citizen of the Year; in his leisure hours, he enjoyed hunting, | ||
| fishing, and farming, and he was renowned for his knowledge of local | ||
| history, his gift for storytelling, and his infectious smile; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Cole was joined in matrimony to the former | ||
| Rebecca "Jackie" Lambert in 1944, and they shared more than six | ||
| decades of marriage, until her passing; his life was further | ||
| enriched by his seven children, Aubrey Cole Jr., W. C. Cole, Becky | ||
| Cleveland, Mary Herrington, Novie Hammock, Frances Tomlin, and | ||
| Tammy Hays; after the death of his first wife, he was fortunate | ||
| enough to find love again with Mary Smith, and he became a devoted | ||
| stepfather to her three children, Rhonda, Joe, and Tony; as the | ||
| years passed, he was blessed with 19 grandchildren, 8 | ||
| step-grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren, 8 | ||
| step-great-grandchildren, and 8 great-great-grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to his family and his community, | ||
| Aubrey Cole leaves behind a record of service that his loved ones | ||
| can remember with pride; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Aubrey Elton Cole Sr. | ||
| and extend heartfelt sympathy to his family and many 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 Aubrey | ||
| Elton Cole Sr. | ||
| White | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 708 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 16, 2017. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
