Bill Text: TX SR339 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of William Henry Cowden.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-07 - Reported enrolled [SR339 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR339-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| William Henry Cowden | ||
| WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their | ||
| memories of William Henry Cowden of Mountain Home, who passed | ||
| away on February 9, 2019, at the age of 92; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Jerry and Lorene Cowden, "Tuffy" Cowden | ||
| was born on November 19, 1926, in Mineral Wells and grew up with | ||
| four brothers on the family's ranch in Kerr County; answering his | ||
| nation's call to duty, he served with the United States Navy in | ||
| the Pacific during World War II; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After returning from the war, Mr. Cowden wed his | ||
| high school sweetheart, the former Tommie Jean Womack, and they | ||
| shared more than three decades together before her passing in | ||
| 1977; he later married Edwina Henke; Mr. Cowden took great pride | ||
| in his two sons, William Cowden Jr. and Mark Cowden, and he had | ||
| the pleasure of seeing his family grow to include four | ||
| grandchildren, Courtney Mitchell, William Cody Cowden, William | ||
| T. Cowden, and Parker Jean Cowden, and four great-grandchildren, | ||
| Weston, Jalyn, Cason, and Katie Mitchell; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Cowden worked as a rancher in Kerr and Frio | ||
| Counties for many years; he was also briefly employed by the | ||
| Farmers Home Administration, and he served on the boards of First | ||
| National Bank in Kerrville, NorWest Bank, and Wells Fargo Bank; | ||
| he further contributed to his community as a member of the boards | ||
| of The Divide Independent School District, the Kerrville-Kerr | ||
| County Airport, and the Hill Country Cowboy Camp Meeting; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A skilled pilot, Mr. Cowden enjoyed taking | ||
| friends flying in his Cessna; he was also a man of strong | ||
| religious faith, and he was a member of the First Presbyterian | ||
| Church for many years; in his later years, he attended The Divide | ||
| Chapel; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Those who were privileged to share in this | ||
| esteemed man's love and friendship will always remember him with | ||
| great tenderness and affection; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
| Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of William Henry | ||
| Cowden and extend heartfelt sympathy to his family and friends; | ||
| and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns | ||
| this day, it do so in memory of William Henry Cowden. | ||
| Buckingham | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 7, 2019, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
