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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The family and friends of Robert Walker Best |
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suffered an immeasurable loss with the death of this talented, |
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caring, and beloved young man on August 26, 2006, at the age of 23; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Born August 22, 1983, Walker Best grew up in San |
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Antonio and attended Winston Churchill High School, where he was a |
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wide receiver for the Chargers football team and impressed his |
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teammates and coaches with his hard work and spirited play; he was |
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equally dedicated to his studies, and his exceptional grades earned |
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him the title of valedictorian for the 2002 graduating class; he was |
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also active in student government, and his accomplishments as |
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athlete, scholar, and leader prompted his classmates to vote him |
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the best all-around student at Churchill High; and |
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WHEREAS, After receiving his diploma, Mr. Best enrolled at |
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Texas A&M University in the fall of 2002, where he majored in |
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biology and was an honors student; though focused on academics, he |
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found time to participate in extracurricular affairs at the |
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university, acting as chair for intramural league activities, being |
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voted Sportsman of the Year for 2004-2005, and serving as a member |
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of the Conference on Student Government Associations; his ultimate |
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goal was to become a doctor, like his father before him, and he |
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planned to attend medical school after his anticipated graduation |
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in December 2006; and |
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WHEREAS, Both Texas A&M and Churchill High School have |
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honored the memory of Mr. Best; the Churchill football team wore his |
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initials, W. B., on their helmets during the 2006 season, and on |
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October 3, he was commemorated in the Aggie Silver Taps ceremony; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Walker Best was known for his generous and |
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compassionate personality, which was expressed in his eagerness to |
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help those in need; a member of University United Methodist Church |
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in San Antonio, he sought to embrace the Christian concepts of love |
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and forgiveness, and his success in fulfilling these ideals, |
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combined with his engaging and upbeat personality, endeared him to |
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many; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Robert Walker Best and |
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extend deepest condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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parents, Brenda Best and Dr. George Stephen Best; to his brothers, |
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Scott Price Best and his wife, Kelli, Stephen Lane Best and his |
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wife, Kristen, and Thomas Foster Best; to his nephews, Nathaniel |
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and Andrew; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it |
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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 Robert |
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Walker Best. |
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Martinez Fischer |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 529 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 8, 2007. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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