Bill had a twin sister, Martha Emma Coats that died on the day they were born.
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Information from:
Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 128 (Friday, October 13, 2000)
Extensions of Remarks
Page E1771
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
IN MEMORY OF JUDGE BILL COATS
______
HON. RALPH M. HALL
of Texas
in the House of Representatives
Thursday, October 12, 2000
Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to pay tribute today to the late District Court Judge, W. E. "Bill" Coats, of Tyler, TX, who died in April of this year at the age of 76. Judge Coats served Smith County for 30 years as judge and district attorney. He had practiced law in Smith County since 1954.
He was elected the first Republican district attorney in Texas, serving from 1963 until 1967. He also served as judge of County Court at Law No. 2, from 1975-79, and served as 7th District Court Judge to complete his 30 years of service in Smith County. He also was appointed by the Tyler City Commission in 1968 to serve as Municipal Court Judge.
Judge Coats was a Mason and Shriner and served in the Army Air Corps during World War II.
Survivors include a son, William Fred Coats of Tyler; daughters, Fonda Reeves of Tyler, Ardis Maxwell of Luling, and LeAnn Craven of Wills Point; a brother, James Coats of Whitehouse; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Judge Coats brought dignity and honor to the courtroom--and in all that he accomplished. His distinguished career and contributions to the practice of law and the judiciary in Smith County will be long remembered, and I would like to take this opportunity to join his family, his friends, and his peers in paying our last respects to this respected District Court Judge, Bill Coats. As we adjourn today let us
do so in his memory.
**********
Information from:
Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 128 (Friday, October 13, 2000)
Extensions of Remarks
Page E1771
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
IN MEMORY OF JUDGE BILL COATS
______
HON. RALPH M. HALL
of Texas
in the House of Representatives
Thursday, October 12, 2000
Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to pay tribute today to the late District Court Judge, W. E. "Bill" Coats, of Tyler, TX, who died in April of this year at the age of 76. Judge Coats served Smith County for 30 years as judge and district attorney. He had practiced law in Smith County since 1954.
He was elected the first Republican district attorney in Texas, serving from 1963 until 1967. He also served as judge of County Court at Law No. 2, from 1975-79, and served as 7th District Court Judge to complete his 30 years of service in Smith County. He also was appointed by the Tyler City Commission in 1968 to serve as Municipal Court Judge.
Judge Coats was a Mason and Shriner and served in the Army Air Corps during World War II.
Survivors include a son, William Fred Coats of Tyler; daughters, Fonda Reeves of Tyler, Ardis Maxwell of Luling, and LeAnn Craven of Wills Point; a brother, James Coats of Whitehouse; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Judge Coats brought dignity and honor to the courtroom--and in all that he accomplished. His distinguished career and contributions to the practice of law and the judiciary in Smith County will be long remembered, and I would like to take this opportunity to join his family, his friends, and his peers in paying our last respects to this respected District Court Judge, Bill Coats. As we adjourn today let us
do so in his memory.
Bill had a twin sister, Martha Emma Coats that died on the day they were born.
**********
Information from:
Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 128 (Friday, October 13, 2000)
Extensions of Remarks
Page E1771
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
IN MEMORY OF JUDGE BILL COATS
______
HON. RALPH M. HALL
of Texas
in the House of Representatives
Thursday, October 12, 2000
Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to pay tribute today to the late District Court Judge, W. E. "Bill" Coats, of Tyler, TX, who died in April of this year at the age of 76. Judge Coats served Smith County for 30 years as judge and district attorney. He had practiced law in Smith County since 1954.
He was elected the first Republican district attorney in Texas, serving from 1963 until 1967. He also served as judge of County Court at Law No. 2, from 1975-79, and served as 7th District Court Judge to complete his 30 years of service in Smith County. He also was appointed by the Tyler City Commission in 1968 to serve as Municipal Court Judge.
Judge Coats was a Mason and Shriner and served in the Army Air Corps during World War II.
Survivors include a son, William Fred Coats of Tyler; daughters, Fonda Reeves of Tyler, Ardis Maxwell of Luling, and LeAnn Craven of Wills Point; a brother, James Coats of Whitehouse; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Judge Coats brought dignity and honor to the courtroom--and in all that he accomplished. His distinguished career and contributions to the practice of law and the judiciary in Smith County will be long remembered, and I would like to take this opportunity to join his family, his friends, and his peers in paying our last respects to this respected District Court Judge, Bill Coats. As we adjourn today let us
do so in his memory.
**********
Information from:
Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 128 (Friday, October 13, 2000)
Extensions of Remarks
Page E1771
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
IN MEMORY OF JUDGE BILL COATS
______
HON. RALPH M. HALL
of Texas
in the House of Representatives
Thursday, October 12, 2000
Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to pay tribute today to the late District Court Judge, W. E. "Bill" Coats, of Tyler, TX, who died in April of this year at the age of 76. Judge Coats served Smith County for 30 years as judge and district attorney. He had practiced law in Smith County since 1954.
He was elected the first Republican district attorney in Texas, serving from 1963 until 1967. He also served as judge of County Court at Law No. 2, from 1975-79, and served as 7th District Court Judge to complete his 30 years of service in Smith County. He also was appointed by the Tyler City Commission in 1968 to serve as Municipal Court Judge.
Judge Coats was a Mason and Shriner and served in the Army Air Corps during World War II.
Survivors include a son, William Fred Coats of Tyler; daughters, Fonda Reeves of Tyler, Ardis Maxwell of Luling, and LeAnn Craven of Wills Point; a brother, James Coats of Whitehouse; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Judge Coats brought dignity and honor to the courtroom--and in all that he accomplished. His distinguished career and contributions to the practice of law and the judiciary in Smith County will be long remembered, and I would like to take this opportunity to join his family, his friends, and his peers in paying our last respects to this respected District Court Judge, Bill Coats. As we adjourn today let us
do so in his memory.
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