SR682 - In memory of Frances Elaine Cowen of Tyler.

        SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 682       In Memory   of   Frances Cowen            WHEREAS, Family and friends were deeply saddened by the   passing of Frances Elaine Cowen of Tyler on April 13, 2025, at the   age of 85; and          WHEREAS, Frances Jones was born in El Dorado, Arkansas, on   October 4, 1939, to Oliver Louis Jones and Eunice McCartney   Jones; she grew up with the companionship of five brothers and   one sister, and she graduated from Chapel Hill High School in   Tyler; and          WHEREAS, Over the course of her life, Frances was blessed   with a large and loving family; she had four sons, Douglas,   Derek, Stephen, and Kenneth, with her first husband, Edward   Thomas Gilpin; later, she and her husband of 50 years, Kenneth D.   Cowen, welcomed two daughters, Amy and Emily, and she also became   stepmother to his children, Ken, Mary, and Tammy; and          WHEREAS, Mrs. Cowen began her career as a proofreader and   typesetter at the Dallas Times Herald , and she also worked in   advertising and data entry; once her daughters were in high   school, she returned to school herself and earned a bachelor's   degree in psychology; she went on to complete a master's degree   in special education, and she taught in the Mesquite Independent   School District until she retired; and          WHEREAS, A woman of deep faith, Mrs. Cowen was an active   member of Tyler Tabernacle United Pentecostal Church and   Abundant Life Temple in Gladewater; she cherished time spent with   her numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and she also   enjoyed traveling, reading, and playing dominoes; and          WHEREAS, Frances Cowen lived a life that was rich in family   and friends, and those who were privileged to share in her love   and affection will forever hold her close in their hearts; now,   therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th   Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Frances Elaine   Cowen and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family:   to her sister, Nora Porter; to her children, Douglas Gilpin and   his wife, Claudia, Derek Gilpin and his wife, Peggy, Stephen   Gilpin and his wife, Karran, Amy Clardy, and Emily Starkey and   her husband, Buddy; to her stepchildren, Ken Thompson and his   wife, Reba, Mary Tyner, and Tammy Campbell; to her 13   grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren; and to her 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 Senate adjourns   this day, it do so in memory of Frances Cowen.     Hughes                 ________________________________          President of the Senate               I hereby certify that the     above Resolution was adopted by     the Senate on June 1, 2025, by a     rising vote.                 ________________________________          Secretary of the Senate                 ________________________________           Member, Texas Senate