Richard Coke - Waco, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 31° 32.261 W 097° 06.666
14R E 679320 N 3490740
Memorial featuring a full-length portrait of Richard Coke. Near the bottom of the base, on each side, is a pedestal with a portrait bust of one of Coke's sons. Richard Coke (Jr.) is on the left. Jack Coke is on the proper right.
Waymark Code: WMYJPY
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/21/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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Smithsonian Art Inventory

Richard Coke wears a suit with a long jacket and holds a cane in his right hand. His left arm is bent at the elbow. He has a full beard. He stands atop the tall granite base. The busts of his sons show men wearing suit jackets with bow ties. Both have short hair and moustaches

Inscription:
(On front of base:) RICHARD COKE / CHARACTERIZED BY A / SPLENDID MANHOOD / THE BRAVE SOLDIER / ABLE AND IMPARTIAL JUDGE / THE ENLIGHTENED AND / PATRIOTIC GOVERNOR / THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR / IN CONGRESS FOR EIGHTEEN YEARS / ALWAYS TRUE TO THE PEOPLE / AND FAITHFUL TO EVERY TRUST / BORN MAR. 18, 1829 / DIED MAY 14, 1897

(On proper left side of base:)
RICHARD COKE / BORN JULY 30, 1839 / DIED JAN 2, 1899 / AN HONORABLE AND UPRIGHT MAN / A LOVING AND AFFECTIONATE SON / A TRUE FRIEND / HE IS NOT DEAD BUT SLEEPETH

(On back of base:)
MARY E. / WIFE OF / RICHARD COKE / BORN/MAR. 29,1837 / DIED OCT. 29, 1900

(On proper right side of base:)
JACK COKE / BORN JULY 27, 1857 / DIED JUNE 5, 1880 / A DEVOTED SON / AN HONEST MAN / NONE KNEW HIM BUT TO LOVE HIM / NOR NAMED HIM BUT TO PRAISE. / MARY V. COKE / BORN APR. 9, 1861 / DIED NOV. 11, 1862. / AMA E. COKE / BORN JAN. 29, 1856 / DIED DEC. 31, 1856 / THE ANGELS CALLED THEM

TITLE: Richard Coke

ARTIST(S): Frank Teich

DATE: 09/13/1898

MEDIUM: Sculpture - Italian Marble, Base - gray granite.

CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX001003

Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]

PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Oakwood Cemetery / 2124 South 5th Street / Block 1, Lot 66 / Waco, Texas 76706

DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
The head of the son on the left is missing. The nose of the son on the right is broken.
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