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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Edgar Curtis Walker of Jefferson on June 25, 2021, at the |
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age of 90; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on February 14, 1931, in Rosenberg, Ed Walker |
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was the son of Luther and Juanita Walker and grew up with the |
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companionship of his brother, Bob; he graduated from Pine Tree High |
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School in 1949, and after a year in college, he answered his |
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nation's call to duty, serving in the U.S. Navy for four years; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1966, Mr. Walker enrolled in the 18th Texas Game |
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Warden Training Academy, and he subsequently embarked on a long and |
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rewarding career as a game warden; an avid outdoorsman, he loved to |
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fish and hunt; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Walker and his first wife, Rosemary Walker, |
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shared a fulfilling marriage that spanned nearly five decades |
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before her death; they were blessed with three children, Mike, |
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Charlotte, and Eddie, and with the passing years, their family grew |
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to include six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; in |
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2003, he married Pat Walker, and they enjoyed 16 years together |
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before her death in 2020; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Ed Walker will be deeply missed, he has |
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left his family and friends with a wealth of memories that they will |
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forever treasure; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Edgar Curtis Walker and extend sincere sympathy to the members of |
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his family: to his children, Mike Walker and his wife, Carol, |
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Charlotte Garcia and her husband, Agustin, and Eddie Walker and his |
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wife, Pat; to his grandchildren, James Walker and his wife, Meagan, |
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Terra Croley and her husband, Jeff, Melissa Armenta and her |
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husband, Joe, Jon Eric Garcia and his wife, Loreta, Sara Walker, and |
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Chad Walker; to his great-grandchildren, Remington, Walker, Tyler, |
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Gabriel, Jacob, Caleb, Lucas, and Carter; to his stepchildren, |
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Chuck Bailey, Mary Carpenter, and Rebecca Wampler; to his |
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sister-in-law, Jean Cox; to his nieces, Rae Hoffacher and Karen |
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Wheeler; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Ed Walker. |