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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Edinburg lost an esteemed community |
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leader with the passing of Sabrina Walker-Hernandez on July 12, |
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2025, at the age of 54; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Curtis and Joyce Walker, the former |
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Sabrina Walker was born on January 31, 1971, and she grew up with |
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the companionship of three siblings, Yakesha, Kimberly, and Curtis; |
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answering her nation's call to duty, she served in the U.S. Army for |
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four years; she earned her bachelor's degree in political science |
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and master's degree in public administration from The University of |
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Texas-Pan American, and she also held a nonprofit management |
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certification from Harvard University; and |
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WHEREAS, From 1999 to 2019, Mrs. Walker-Hernandez served as |
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the CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Edinburg Rio Grande Valley; she |
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went on to establish Building Better Boards, where she mentored |
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thousands of nonprofit leaders across the nation; as an |
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inspirational speaker, she presented leadership workshops, keynote |
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speeches, and webinars; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Walker-Hernandez further benefited her |
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community as a board member of such organizations as the Museum of |
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South Texas History, the Edinburg Economic Development |
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Corporation, and the Rotary Club of Edinburg, and she also chaired |
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the Mayor's Youth Advisory Council; in addition, she used her |
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battle with cancer to help others, publicly sharing her journey |
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through an op-ed and raising funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma |
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Society; in recognition of her efforts, she received a Jim |
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Wetherington Southwesterner Award from the Boys & Girls Clubs of |
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America, and in 2023, she was named the Woman of the Year by the |
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Edinburg Chamber of Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Mrs. Walker-Hernandez enjoyed |
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the love and support of her husband, Hector Hernandez; she was a |
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devoted mother to her four children, Joseph, Nadia, Destiny, and |
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Amaya, and over the years, she became a proud "Bibi" to five |
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grandchildren, Liam, Austin, Serenity, Avery, and Uriah; and |
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WHEREAS, The loss of Sabrina Walker-Hernandez is keenly felt |
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by the numerous friends that she made through the years as well as |
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by the many people in Texas and beyond whose lives she forever |
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enriched; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Sabrina Walker-Hernandez and extend deepest condolences to all |
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who mourn her passing; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Sabrina |
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Walker-Hernandez. |