Bill Text: TX SR4 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Colin Coe.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-08-05 - Reported enrolled [SR4 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SR4-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Colin Coe | ||
| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the | ||
| citizens of Austin and Plainview in mourning the loss of Colin | ||
| Coe, who died July 27, 2013, at the age of 63; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Colin Coe was born on September 15, 1949; in the | ||
| 1970s and 1980s, he operated a private livestock business and | ||
| worked for Southwestern Grain, Incorporated, in Plainview; he | ||
| earned a degree from Texas Tech University in 1992, and he | ||
| graduated with honors from Texas Tech University School of Law in | ||
| 1996; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Colin was a longtime highly valued staff member of | ||
| the Texas Legislature; his career spanned more than 15 years and | ||
| included service with the Legislative Budget Board, the Office of | ||
| the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Sunset Advisory | ||
| Commission, the Office of Senator Royce West, and the Office of | ||
| Representative Marisa Márquez; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of a decade as general counsel for | ||
| Senator West, he provided astute legal advice and legislative | ||
| analysis and was responsible for all budget and finance issues; | ||
| he was highly respected for his encyclopedic knowledge of the | ||
| budget process and was noted for possessing a legislative prowess | ||
| second to none; and | ||
| WHEREAS, As chief of staff in the Office of Representative | ||
| Márquez, he was a valued mentor to his co-workers, with whom he | ||
| shared much of his extensive knowledge of both legislative | ||
| proceedings and the appropriations process; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Throughout his years of legislative service, he | ||
| was noted for his wisdom, experience, commitment to the law, and | ||
| dedication to the welfare of legislative constituents; he was | ||
| also beloved by all who serve in the Capitol for his convivial | ||
| spirit, wry wit, and engaging personality; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He was an exemplary gentleman in the truest sense | ||
| of the phrase, and he was an intelligent, bighearted person who | ||
| was respected for his high standards and his accomplishments; he | ||
| was devoted to his wife, Cheryl, his daughter and two sons, and | ||
| his six grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A treasured Texas citizen and public servant, | ||
| Colin Coe will be greatly missed by his family and friends and by | ||
| all who were privileged to share in his life; now, therefore, be | ||
| it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby extend sincere | ||
| condolences to the bereaved family of Colin Coe; 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 Colin Coe. | ||
| West | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on August 5, 2013, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
