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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life filled with promise ended far too soon with |
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the untimely passing of Lee Middleton Hooper Walker of El Paso on |
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May 22, 2014, at the age of 19; and |
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WHEREAS, The only child of Mark and Kathleen Walker, Lee |
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Walker was born in El Paso on October 25, 1994; he attended |
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St. Clement's School and Coronado High School, where he was |
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respected and admired by teachers and classmates alike and |
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participated in a number of extracurricular activities; he played |
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in the percussion section of the marching band, tutored his fellow |
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students, served as treasurer for the National Honor Society, and |
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qualified for state in the Academic Decathlon and for nationals as a |
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member of the debate team; and |
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WHEREAS, Though modest about his many achievements, he was |
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recognized with the Rector's Award for highest academic performance |
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at St. Clement's, with a 2009 President's Education Award for |
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Outstanding Academic Excellence, and with several accolades |
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through the outdoor education program; furthermore, he was a |
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national merit semifinalist and graduated sixth in his class at |
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Coronado; he earned a scholarship to The University of Texas at |
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Austin Jackson School of Geosciences and completed his freshman |
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year in the Plan II Honors Program; he was also a member of the Plan |
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II Pre-Law Society; and |
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WHEREAS, Passionate about nature, Mr. Walker was active in |
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the Sunday Morning Hiking Club and volunteered on trail crews with |
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the Student Conservation Association at Sam Houston National Forest |
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and at Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska; he was an avid |
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outdoorsman who took numerous trips to pursue his love of camping, |
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hunting, fishing, and hiking; he visited such noteworthy locations |
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as Yosemite and Yellowstone National Parks, Muir Woods, Durango, |
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Jackson Hole, Washington, D.C., the United Kingdom, France, and New |
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Zealand; an accomplished chef, he also enjoyed following Julia |
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Child's recipes and making his own jam; and |
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WHEREAS, Possessed of a brilliant mind, a dry wit, and an |
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exceptional generosity of spirit, Lee Walker touched countless |
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lives during his journey on this earth, and he will always be |
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remembered with great tenderness and affection by all those who |
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were privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Lee Middleton Hooper |
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Walker and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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his parents, Mark Callis and Kathleen Campbell Walker; to his |
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grandparents, Barbara Callis and Arland R. Walker; and to his other |
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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 Lee |
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Middleton Hooper Walker. |