Bill Text: TX HR911 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Frankie Faye Stallard Cooper of Palacios.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2025-05-24 - Reported enrolled [HR911 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-HR911-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 911 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived may help to comfort | ||
| those saddened by the passing of Frankie Faye Stallard Cooper of | ||
| Palacios on March 13, 2025, at the age of 87; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The daughter of Frank Edward and Fannie Mae | ||
| Stallard, the former Frankie Stallard was born in Palacios on | ||
| June 4, 1937; she grew up with a twin, Fannie Raye, and two other | ||
| sisters, Lucille and Novella; after graduating from Palacios High | ||
| School, she married the love of her life, Clifford Paul Cooper, on | ||
| June 11, 1955; they settled in the Deutschburg community to raise | ||
| their two treasured sons, Stephen and Rodney; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Cooper devoted herself to her home and family; | ||
| a wonderful cook and hostess, she was known for her dewberry | ||
| cobbler, sourdough bread, fig preserves, and pies, and she | ||
| comforted the sick by arriving with her famous chicken and | ||
| dumplings; she also liked creating new dishes; after her husband | ||
| suffered a cardiac event, she learned to prepare delicious | ||
| heart-healthy recipes, which she often shared with his doctor; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Sustained by her strong faith, Mrs. Cooper was a | ||
| valued member of the First Baptist Church of Palacios for more than | ||
| seven decades, and she taught Sunday school for toddlers for over 40 | ||
| years and lent her time to numerous church committees; dedicated to | ||
| her community, she served as an election official for Jackson and | ||
| Matagorda Counties; she was also a 4-H leader and a member of the | ||
| Matagorda County Aggie Moms' Club, the Deutschburg Community Club, | ||
| and the Alapha Club; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Cooper was an avid traveler, and her family | ||
| delighted in "Meemaw Moments," as they dubbed her effusive | ||
| reactions to the beauty of nature; she loved to play games with her | ||
| cherished family, which grew to include many grandchildren and | ||
| great-grandchildren; she and her husband enjoyed a deeply | ||
| fulfilling relationship until his death in 2013; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although Frankie Cooper is sadly missed, the passage | ||
| of time will never diminish the warmth and kindness she brought into | ||
| the lives of all who knew her; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Frankie Faye | ||
| Stallard Cooper and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her | ||
| family: to her sons, Steve Cooper and his wife, Kim, and Rodney | ||
| Cooper and his wife, Kathy; to her grandchildren, Ryan Howard, | ||
| Lindsay Hensley, Courtney Cooper, Alexis Turner, and Shelby Cooper; | ||
| to her great-grandchildren, Karys Howard, Drew Howard, Audrey | ||
| Hensley, Kinlea Cooper, Bellamy Hensley, Dylan Hensley, Vivian | ||
| Seals, Jasper Turner, and Marguerite Turner; to her sister, Fannie | ||
| Raye Ivy; and to her many other relatives and friends; 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 Frankie | ||
| Faye Stallard Cooper. | ||
| Louderback | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 911 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on May 23, 2025. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
