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`IN RE: ESTATE OF § IN THE PROBATE COURT
`JOHN WILLIAM COX, § OF
`DECEASED $§ GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS
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`APPLICATION FOR PROBATE OF WILL
`AND ISSUANCE OF LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
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`TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT:
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`JOHN WALTER COX (" Applicant") furnishes the following information to the Court
`for the probate of the written Will of JOHN WILLIAM COX, (''Decedent"), and for issuance
`of Letters Testamentary to Applicant:
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`1. Applicant JOHN WALTER COX’s domicile and residence address is 8234
`Caminito Sonoma, La Jolla, California 92037. The last three digits of Applicant’s social security
`number are 673 and the last three digits of Applicant’s California driver’s license number are 147.
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`2. Decedent died on or about May 23, 2025, in Harris County, Texas at the age of
`seventy-eight (78) years. The last three digits of the Decedent’s social security number are 450,
`and the last three digits of the Decedent’s Texas driver’s license are 630.
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`3. This Court has jurisdiction and venue because Decedent was domiciled and has a
`fixed place of residence in Galveston County, Texas at the date of death.
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`4, Decedent owned personal property described generally as bank accounts, furniture,
`personal effects and other miscellaneous property. The property has a probable value in excess of
`$75,000.00.
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`5. Decedent left a valid written Will (""Will") dated April 30, 2025, which was never
`revoked, and which is filed with this Application.
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`6. The following individuals witnessed the Decedent execute his Will:
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`GREGORY COX, 29765 Ancestral Trail, Bulverde, Texas 78613.
`ELIZABETH COX, 29765 Ancestral Trail, Bulverde, Texas 78613.
`7. The Will was not made self-proved in the manner prescribed by Texas law but will
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`be proved up with witness testimony.
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`APPLICATION FOR PROBATE OF WILL
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`AND FOR ISSUANCE OF LETTERS TESTAMENTARY PAGE 1
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`8. Decedent was not married at the time of his passing. Decedent was previously
`married to DEBORAH KUAN COX, however, that marriage ended via divorce in 2023. No
`marriage of Decedent was dissolved after the Will was made, whether by divorce, annulment, or
`a declaration that the marriage was void.
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`9. The Decedent had two children, JOHN WALTER COX and DARREN
`WILLIAM COX, at the time he made his Will. No child or children were born to, or adopted by,
`Decedent after making the Will.
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`10. The Will does not name the State, any governmental agency of the State, or any
`charitable organization as a devisee.
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`11. A necessity exists for the administration of this Estate.
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`12. The Will names Applicant, JOHN WALTER COX, as the Executor to serve
`without bond. The Will is silent as to independent administration, however, the Will states that
`the Executor may sell, lease, manage, or dispose of property without court approval. The Applicant
`believes this language is sufficient to establish independent administration, and therefore the
`Applicant requests that he be able to serve as the independent administrator of the Decedent’s
`Estate. However, in the alternative, if all such language is not sufficient to establish independent
`administration, then Applicant requests that he be appointed to serve as the dependent
`administrator of the Decedent’s Estate.
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`13. Applicant is not disqualified by law from serving as Executor, accepting Letters
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`Testamentary, and is entitled to receive such Letters.
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`APPLICATION FOR PROBATE OF WILL
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`AND FOR ISSUANCE OF LETTERS TESTAMENTARY PAGE 2
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`WHEREFORE, Applicant prays that citation issue as required by law to all persons
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`interested in this Estate; that the Will be admitted to probate; that Letters Testamentary be issued
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`to Applicant; that the Executor be given the power to sell, and that all other orders be entered as
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`the Court may deem proper.
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`APPLICATION FOR PROBATE OF WILL
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`AND FOR ISSUANCE OF LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`SCHEEF & STONE, L.L.P.
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`By:
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`R{ebekah Stéely Brooker -
`Texas State Bar No. 24045559
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`500 N. Akard, Suite 2700
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`Dallas, Texas 75201
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`(214) 706-4200 Telephone
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`(214) 706-4242 Facsimile
`rebekah.brooker@solidcounsel.com
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`ATTORNEYS FOR APPLICANT
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