Proclamation 2021-08 - Shaniquwa Cox Harrison Day - 12/15/2020
P roclamation N0. 2021-08
WHEREAS Shaniquwa Dawn Cox Harrison is a shining example of an individual that goes the Extra
Mile for #HomeSweetHuntsville. She is the daughter of A.L. Cox and Willia Kaye Kendricks
Cox and will celebrate her birthday on January 12; and
WHEREAS She was the first black woman to be named Huntsville Homecoming Queen in 1983; she
graduated from Sam Houston State University in 1988 with a bachelor’s in fine arts; and
attended the Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service in 1995; and
WHEREAS Shaniquwa met and married the love of her life Donnie Harrison on December 16, 2006, and
has three beautiful daughters, Kailyn Goodman, Alexys Goodman, and Brittney Williams,
and one precious grandson, Chazton Williams; and
WHEREAS She has been the owner, along with her husband, since 1995 but didn't become the sole owner
until 1999 when her father passed. The Better Business Bureau reports that Cox Funeral
Home has been in business since 1938; and
WHEREAS Shaniquwa is a very unique person, making her more than a funeral home director - she has
a caring, loving, and giving heart. She doesn't mind helping anyone in need of burying a
loved one. She is also a member of the Alpha kappa Alpha Sorority, but more importantly
she is a woman of God.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY PROCLAIMED, by the power vested in me as the Mayor of the City of
Huntsville, Texas, that:
December 15, 2020
be declared: SHANIQUWA COX HARRISON DAY
in Huntsville, Texas, and encourage all citizens to honor echo the passion and service of Shaniquwa by going the
extra mile every day of every year.
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PROCLAIMED AND SIGNED this the 15 day of December 2020.
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Andy Brauninger, Mayor