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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Officials and employees of state government lost an |
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admired and respected friend with the passing of longtime |
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Legislative Budget Board employee Val Shepperd of Austin on August |
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22, 2010, at the age of 50; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on November 8, 1959, in Graham and raised in |
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Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas, Val Shepperd graduated from Kansas |
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State University in 1982 and from Auburn University in 1984, |
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earning bachelor's and master's degrees in biology; after |
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graduation, he went to work in the Dominican Republic and Indonesia |
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as an aquatic biologist for USAID projects; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Shepperd later returned to Texas and joined the |
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staff of the LBB as an analyst in 1998, and his ability to see the |
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big picture while paying close attention to detail later earned him |
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a promotion as manager of the public safety and criminal justice |
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team; well-known in the legislative and criminal justice |
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communities for the depth of his knowledge, he was also appreciated |
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for his warm and caring personality; and |
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WHEREAS, Outside the office, Mr. Shepperd was a nature lover |
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and outdoorsman, and he delighted in scuba diving, kayaking, and |
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taking trips to Big Bend National Park and Olympic National Park; |
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with his partner of eight years, Colleen, he also traveled the |
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world, visiting Thailand, the Cayman Islands, Mexico, Costa Rica, |
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Bonaire, Australia, Canada, Egypt, and Jordan; and |
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WHEREAS, During his time on this earth, Val Shepperd lived a |
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life rich in adventure and accomplishment, and he will always be |
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remembered with great affection by all those who were privileged to |
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know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Val Shepperd and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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mother, Pat; to his brothers, Scott, Dan, Mark, and Corey; to his |
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sister, Vicki; to his soul mate and partner, Colleen; and to his |
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other relatives and many 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 Val |
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Shepperd. |
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Pitts |
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Gonzales of Williamson |
Morrison |
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| Aliseda |
Gonzalez |
Munoz, Jr. |
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| Anderson of Dallas |
Hancock |
Orr |
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| Anderson of McLennan |
Hardcastle |
Otto |
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| Beck |
Harper-Brown |
Patrick |
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| Bohac |
Hernandez Luna |
Pena |
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| Burkett |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Pitts |
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| Burnam |
Howard of Travis |
Price |
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| Button |
Huberty |
Quintanilla |
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| Callegari |
Hunter |
Reynolds |
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| Christian |
Keffer |
Schwertner |
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| Coleman |
King of Parker |
Scott |
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| Cook |
King of Taylor |
Sheets |
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| Craddick |
King of Zavala |
Sheffield |
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| Creighton |
Kleinschmidt |
Shelton |
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| Crownover |
Kolkhorst |
Simpson |
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| Darby |
Kuempel |
Smith of Harris |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Landtroop |
Smith of Tarrant |
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| J. Davis of Harris |
Larson |
Smithee |
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| S. Davis of Harris |
Laubenberg |
Solomons |
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| Driver |
Legler |
Taylor of Collin |
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| Dukes |
Lewis |
Taylor of Galveston |
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| Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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| Frullo |
Martinez Fischer |
Weber |
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| Giddings |
Miller of Comal |
Zedler |
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| Gonzales of Hidalgo |
Miller of Erath |
Zerwas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 498 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on March 3, 2011. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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