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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt by |
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the family, friends, and colleagues of Detective Jerry Ronald |
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Walker of the Little Elm Police Department, who was killed in the |
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line of duty on January 17, 2017, at the age of 47; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Tyler on November 10, 1969, Jerry Walker |
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graduated from J. P. Taravella High School in 1989 and went on to |
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serve his country in the United States Army during Operation Desert |
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Storm; he joined the Little Elm Police Department in 1998, working |
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for a time as a school resource officer at Little Elm High before |
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being promoted to detective in 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Detective Walker embraced the role of law |
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enforcement to serve and protect the public; a member of the SWAT |
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team and a certified hostage negotiator, he was also certified as an |
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advanced peace officer and earned distinction as an expert marksman |
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at police rifle competitions; he further benefited his community by |
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participating in volunteer work alongside his fellow officers, |
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which included donating his time to the local Special Olympics; and |
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WHEREAS, This loving family man was deeply devoted to his |
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four children, Darien, Landon, Jace, and Lexi, and his life was |
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greatly enriched by the close bonds he shared with his family and |
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with his brothers and sisters on the force; and |
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WHEREAS, While his untimely death is a tragic loss to the |
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community he served, those who were fortunate enough to know |
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Detective Jerry Walker will forever find inspiration in the |
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courage, dedication, and heroism with which he lived his life; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Detective Jerry |
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Ronald Walker and extend heartfelt condolences to the members of |
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his family: to his children, Darien, Landon, Jace, and Lexi Walker; |
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to his parents, Beverly and Robert Walker; to his father, Jerry R. |
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Bragg; to his sisters, Peisha Ortiz, Neala Rankin, Danielle Walker, |
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and Amanda Bragg; to his brother, Bryan Bragg; to his grandmothers, |
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Louise Guthrie and Louise Walker; to his girlfriend, Hali Grooms; |
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and to his other relatives and 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 Jerry |
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Walker. |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1157 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 6, 2017. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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