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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 754
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In Memory |
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of |
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Thais Hamm Cochran |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Thais Hamm Cochran, who died May 5, |
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2017, at the age of 90; and |
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WHEREAS, Thais Cochran was born on July 18, 1926, in New |
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Orleans, Louisiana, to Lawrence and Alma Hamm; she graduated from |
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Redemptorist High School in New Orleans; and |
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WHEREAS, Thais and her beloved husband of 55 years, the |
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late John Alexander Cochran Jr., raised four children together, |
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Dianne Schlosser, Linda Kuntz, John Alexander Cochran III, and |
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Kasey Bowen; her many grandchildren and great-grandchildren were |
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a source of much pride and joy; and |
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WHEREAS, She was an avid tennis player and took great |
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pleasure in her matches as a member of the North Country Women's |
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Tennis League; she also enjoyed playing card games and taking |
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trips to the casino with her friends; and |
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WHEREAS, A devout Christian who practiced her faith in her |
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daily life, she was a parishioner of Sacred Heart Catholic Church |
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for 50 years; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of courage, strength, and compassion, she |
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gave unselfishly to others, and her wisdom, her generous spirit, |
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and her enthusiasm for living each day to the fullest will not be |
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forgotten; and |
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WHEREAS, She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, |
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and she leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by |
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her family and many friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Thais Hamm Cochran; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for her |
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family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas Senate |
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and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in memory of |
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Thais Hamm Cochran. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 9, 2017, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |