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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Mark Wade Atkins of Cedar Park passed away on March |
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30, 2023, at the age of 59, leaving his loved ones with a wealth of |
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memories that they will forever cherish; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Big Spring on November 21, 1963, Mark Atkins |
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was the son of Ted Roy and Nelda Faye Atkins; he grew up with the |
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companionship of three sisters, Sharon, Diana, and Sandra, and he |
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went on to graduate from Jack C. Hays High School in May 1982; he |
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served for a year in the United States Air Force; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Atkins received his commission as a peace |
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officer on September 1, 1983, and joined the Texas Capitol Police |
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and the Capitol Police Honor Guard; he transferred to the Texas |
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Department of Public Safety in September 1991, and he retired in |
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April 2013 after more than two decades of service; over the course |
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of his 30-year career in law enforcement, he dedicated himself to |
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his professional development and earned certifications as a master |
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peace officer and a firearms instructor; after retiring, he became |
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a special ranger in June 2013; he had a wonderful sense of humor, |
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and he was known for playing practical jokes on his coworkers; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, Mr. Atkins shared nearly |
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three decades of marriage with his loving wife, Peggy Atkins, whom |
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he wed on November 12, 1993; he also cherished his daughter, Laura |
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Christine, who preceded him in death; in his free time, he enjoyed |
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hunting, playing racquetball, boxing, and boating on the lake; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Mark Atkins is deeply missed, he will |
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forever be remembered with admiration and affection by his family |
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and by the numerous other individuals whose lives he touched; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Mark Wade Atkins and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Peggy Atkins; to his sister, Diana Beard, and her husband, David; to |
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his brother-in-law, Paul Green; to his nieces, Leila Little and her |
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husband, Robert, Kendra Krebs and her husband, Bobby, and Sarah |
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Bradt; to his nephews, Zack Green, Benjamin Reed, Mitchell Catlett, |
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and Andrew Bradt; to his aunts, Margie Campbell and Midge Hart, and |
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his uncle, Daniel Pitts; and to his other relatives and friends; |
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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 Mark |
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Atkins. |
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Harris of Williamson |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1331 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 12, 2023. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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