H.R. No. 2123

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, A life filled with promise ended far too soon with
	the untimely passing of Lee Middleton Hooper Walker of El Paso on
	May 22, 2014, at the age of 19; and
	WHEREAS, The only child of Mark and Kathleen Walker, Lee
	Walker was born in El Paso on October 25, 1994; he attended
	St. Clement's School and Coronado High School, where he was
	respected and admired by teachers and classmates alike and
	participated in a number of extracurricular activities; he played
	in the percussion section of the marching band, tutored his fellow
	students, served as treasurer for the National Honor Society, and
	qualified for state in the Academic Decathlon and for nationals as a
	member of the debate team; and
	WHEREAS, Though modest about his many achievements, he was
	recognized with the Rector's Award for highest academic performance
	at St. Clement's, with a 2009 President's Education Award for
	Outstanding Academic Excellence, and with several accolades
	through the outdoor education program; furthermore, he was a
	national merit semifinalist and graduated sixth in his class at
	Coronado; he earned a scholarship to The University of Texas at
	Austin Jackson School of Geosciences and completed his freshman
	year in the Plan II Honors Program; he was also a member of the Plan
	II Pre-Law Society; and
	WHEREAS, Passionate about nature, Mr. Walker was active in
	the Sunday Morning Hiking Club and volunteered on trail crews with
	the Student Conservation Association at Sam Houston National Forest
	and at Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska; he was an avid
	outdoorsman who took numerous trips to pursue his love of camping,
	hunting, fishing, and hiking; he visited such noteworthy locations
	as Yosemite and Yellowstone National Parks, Muir Woods, Durango,
	Jackson Hole, Washington, D.C., the United Kingdom, France, and New
	Zealand; an accomplished chef, he also enjoyed following Julia
	Child's recipes and making his own jam; and
	WHEREAS, Possessed of a brilliant mind, a dry wit, and an
	exceptional generosity of spirit, Lee Walker touched countless
	lives during his journey on this earth, and he will always be
	remembered with great tenderness and affection by all those who
	were privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Lee Middleton Hooper
	Walker and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to
	his parents, Mark Callis and Kathleen Campbell Walker; to his
	grandparents, Barbara Callis and Arland R. Walker; and to his other
	relatives and many friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Lee
	Middleton Hooper Walker.
	Márquez
	Straus González Otto
	Allen Guerra Paddie
	Alonzo Guillen Parker
	Alvarado Gutierrez Paul
	Anchia Harless Peña
	Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phelan
	Anderson of McLennan Herrero Phillips
	Ashby Howard Pickett
	Aycock Huberty Price
	Bell Hughes Raney
	Bernal Hunter Raymond
	Blanco Isaac Reynolds
	Bohac Israel Riddle
	Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rinaldi
	Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Bexar
	Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Travis
	Burns Keough Romero, Jr.
	Burrows King of Hemphill Rose
	Button King of Parker Sanford
	Canales King of Taylor Schaefer
	Capriglione King of Uvalde Schofield
	Clardy Klick Schubert
	Coleman Koop Shaheen
	Collier Krause Sheets
	Cook Kuempel Sheffield
	Craddick Landgraf Simmons
	Crownover Larson Simpson
	Cyrier Laubenberg Smith
	Dale Leach Smithee
	Darby Longoria Spitzer
	Davis of Dallas Lozano Springer
	Davis of Harris Lucio III Stephenson
	Deshotel Márquez Stickland
	Dukes Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
	Dutton Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
	Elkins McClendon Tinderholt
	Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Collin
	Fallon Meyer Turner of Harris
	Farias Miles Turner of Tarrant
	Farney Miller of Comal VanDeaver
	Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Villalba
	Fletcher Minjarez Vo
	Flynn Moody Walle
	Frank Morrison White of Bell
	Frullo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler
	Galindo Murphy Workman
	Geren Murr Wray
	Giddings Naishtat Wu
	Goldman Nevárez Zedler
	Gonzales Oliveira Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 2123 was unanimously adopted by a rising
	vote of the House on May 8, 2015.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House