Bill Text: TX SR648 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Howard Newton Cox.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-28 - Reported enrolled [SR648 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SR648-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Howard Newton Cox | ||
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the | ||
citizens of Blanco in mourning the loss of Howard Newton Cox, who | ||
died February 11, 2015, at the age of 81; and | ||
WHEREAS, This lifelong Texan was born on January 26, 1934, | ||
in Blanco; he enriched the lives of all who knew him through his | ||
wisdom, his warmth, and his enthusiasm for living each day to the | ||
fullest; and | ||
WHEREAS, As a young man, Mr. Cox worked as a road paver, and | ||
despite having only a ninth-grade education, he started his own | ||
company, Cox Paving, in 1967; although it was a small business, | ||
the company helped pioneer the paving technique of blending | ||
rubber crumb into asphalt; years later, the company focused on | ||
hot asphalt rubber paving, and to keep up with the demand for the | ||
new processes, Mr. Cox launched D&H Equipment in 2003; and | ||
WHEREAS, A highly successful entrepreneur, he diversified | ||
his business endeavors by becoming involved with agriculture and | ||
cattle ranching in Belize, and in Texas, he founded the CX Cattle | ||
Company; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Cox was devoted to his family and shared | ||
nearly 60 years of marriage with Dolores Cox; they traveled the | ||
globe together, and they were blessed with six children, 19 | ||
grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, Howard Cox was respected and admired for his many | ||
contributions to the Blanco community and this state; he was | ||
beloved by many, and he leaves behind memories that will long be | ||
cherished by all who were privileged to share in his life; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th | ||
Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved | ||
family of Howard Newton Cox; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas | ||
Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in | ||
memory of Howard Cox. | ||
Fraser | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on April 28, 2015, by a | ||
rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |