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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Memphis lost a brave and dedicated |
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member of the community with the passing of fire marshal Charles |
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Matthew Waller on February 25, 2012, at the age of 47; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Charles and Violet Pierce Waller, Matt |
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Waller was born on June 27, 1964, in Memphis, Texas; he graduated |
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from Memphis High School in 1982, and following in his father's |
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footsteps, he attended the Amarillo College Fire Academy and joined |
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the Memphis Volunteer Fire Department; during his nearly three |
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decades there, he served as a firefighter and an emergency medical |
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technician, as well as the department training officer, and he was |
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the city's fire marshal for 15 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Waller was a deacon at First Baptist Church, |
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where he taught Sunday school classes, managed the sound board, and |
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contributed to mission work in El Paso; he further distinguished |
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himself as a volunteer for Little League, Pee Wee Football, and |
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Relay for Life; in all of his endeavors, he enjoyed the love and |
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support of his wife, the former Dana Bloxom, whom he married in |
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1995, and their union was enriched by the addition of a son, |
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Cameron; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to his family, faith, and hometown, Matt |
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Waller made a meaningful difference in the lives of his fellow |
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citizens, and memories of many happy times spent in his company |
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remain to comfort his loved ones; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature pay tribute to the life of Charles Matthew Waller and |
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extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Dana Waller; to his son, Cameron Waller; to his parents, Charles and |
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Violet Waller; to his sister, Shelly Beam, and her husband, Brent; |
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to his parents-in-law, Mike and Debbie Bloxom; to his |
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sister-in-law, Keely Ramsey, and her husband, Hollis; to his |
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grandmother-in-law, Joyce Bloxom; to his nephews, Greg and Kiefer |
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Waller, Brittan and Conner Beam, and Cody and Caleb Ramsey; to his |
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niece, Mikayla Ramsey; and to his other relatives and many friends; |
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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 Matt |
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Waller. |