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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The residents of Texas are mourning the tragic loss |
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of Trooper Chad Michael Walker of the Texas Department of Public |
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Safety, who passed away on March 28, 2021, after being shot in the |
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line of duty; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Corsicana on May 21, 1982, Chad Walker was |
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the son of Michael Lynn Walker and Brenda Kay Warren Walker; he grew |
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up in Groesbeck and graduated from Groesbeck High School in 2000; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Trooper Walker began his law enforcement career in |
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2003, when he joined the Athens Police Department; he went on to |
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serve the Groesbeck Police Department and the Limestone County |
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Sheriff's office before becoming a DPS trooper in 2015; stationed |
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in his hometown, he was a prominent and beloved figure in the |
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Groesbeck area, and his involvement in the local community included |
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service on the Limestone County Farm Bureau Board of Directors; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Trooper Walker benefited from |
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the love and support of his wife, Tobie, and he was a devoted father |
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to his four children, Ethan, Rylee, Charlee, and Tulsa June; he took |
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great enjoyment in the outdoors and spent many happy hours hunting, |
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fishing in the Navasota River and Lake Limestone, and looking after |
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his cattle; a man of strong faith, he was a valued congregant of |
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Living Proof Church in Groesbeck; and |
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WHEREAS, This courageous Texan embodied the highest ideals of |
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the law enforcement profession, and his heroism and sacrifice will |
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long be remembered by all those who had the good fortune to know |
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him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of DPS Trooper Chad |
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Michael Walker and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Tobie Walker; to his children, Ethan, Rylee, |
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Charlee, and Tulsa June Walker; to his parents, Mike and Brenda |
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Walker; to his paternal grandparents, Dennis and Barbara Walker; to |
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his aunts, uncles, and cousins; and to his other relatives and many |
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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 Trooper |
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Chad Walker. |