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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 Leslie Gerald Walker, Jr., of Houston on March 12, 2013, |
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at the age of 85; and |
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WHEREAS, Les Walker was born in Maryville, Tennessee, on |
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August 14, 1927, to Leslie and Marguerite Walker; he graduated from |
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Maryville High School and attended Maryville College for a year |
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before joining the army and serving with the occupation forces in |
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Germany in the aftermath of World War II; after his discharge, he |
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earned a degree from the University of Tennessee and then joined the |
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army once again; during his second enlistment, he attended Officer |
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Candidate School and served as a paratrooper and jumpmaster; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his return to civilian life, Mr. Walker |
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embarked on a notable career in the insurance industry; he spent 37 |
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years with Liberty Mutual Insurance and rose to become a district |
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manager, based in Houston; after a brief retirement, he worked for |
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another 15 years with Adams Insurance Agency; and |
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WHEREAS, Les Walker met Martha Hughes at a family retreat on |
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the Warrior River in Alabama in 1957, and the couple were married a |
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year later; they became the proud parents of two sons, Charles and |
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Michael; and |
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WHEREAS, In his leisure time, Mr. Walker enjoyed reading |
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books about World War II and visiting war-related sites in Europe; |
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he also vacationed with his family on numerous occasions in Gulf |
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Shores, Alabama, and along Buffalo National River in Arkansas, as |
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well as overseas; and |
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WHEREAS, Les Walker treasured the time he spent in the |
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company of his family and friends, and those he leaves behind will |
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in turn cherish their memories of this kind and caring man; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Leslie Gerald |
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Walker, Jr., and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Martha Walker; to his sons, Charles and Michael |
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Walker; to his sister, Jean Smith; and to his other relatives and |
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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 Leslie |
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Gerald Walker, Jr. |
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Harless |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1947 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 15, 2013. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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