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View Comments A memorial service for Vice Mayor Phil Cox will happen July 3 at Visalia First, his family and city leaders announced Monday.  Visalia City Council members honored Coxs memory during Mondays meeting with remembrances and a moment of silence. Flowers and a framed portrait of Cox filled his spot on the dais. "Vice Mayor Cox was a husband and a father grounded in his faith. He had a big heart, serving not only his church but the community he lived in," Mayor Steve Nelsen said. "Toni...