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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends suffered a tragic loss with the |
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death of Texas Game Warden Justin Philip Hurst of El Campo on March |
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17, 2007, and more than a decade later, his honorable service |
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continues to be a source of inspiration to those he left behind; and |
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WHEREAS, On his 34th birthday, Game Warden Hurst was shot and |
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fatally wounded in the line of duty while he was attempting to |
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apprehend a man suspected of illegal hunting; and |
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WHEREAS, Justin Hurst was born to Allen and Pat Hurst in Wheat |
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Ridge, Colorado, on March 17, 1973, and raised with the |
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companionship of his brother, Greg; after working as a waterfowl |
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guide in his youth, he chose wildlife ecology as his area of study |
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and went on to earn his bachelor's degree in that subject from Texas |
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A&M University; he began his career as a biologist with the Texas |
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Parks and Wildlife Department in 1995, and he completed his |
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training at the Texas Game Warden Academy in August 2002; and |
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WHEREAS, Game Warden Hurst was passionate and deeply |
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knowledgeable about wildlife, and he had a sincere interest in |
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enforcing the laws to protect our state's natural environment and |
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resources; throughout his career, he investigated illegal hunting, |
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criminal trespassing, and pollution cases; he believed in the |
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importance of educating people about the law, and he regularly |
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visited Wharton County schools to teach children about hunting and |
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fishing laws and environmental stewardship; he belonged to the |
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Texas Game Warden Association, the Texas Wildlife Association, |
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Ducks Unlimited, and the Coastal Conservation Association, and he |
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also served on the administrative board at the First United |
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Methodist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Hurst enjoyed the love and |
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support of his wife, Amanda, and he took great pride in their son, |
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Kyle; and |
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WHEREAS, Although the untimely passing of Justin Hurst was a |
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grievous loss to his family, to his colleagues, and to the community |
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and state that he so faithfully served, his legacy of integrity and |
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devotion to duty will forever be remembered; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Game Warden Justin |
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Philip Hurst and extend profound sympathy to all who have mourned |
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his passing; 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 Justin |
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Hurst. |
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Stephenson |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 676 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 21, 2019. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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