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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The passing of Larry Lyndon Beauchamp of Lawn on |
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December 26, 2024, at the age of 86, concluded a remarkable life of |
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service to the law enforcement community and to the State of Texas; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The youngest child of P. G. and Bertie Beauchamp, |
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Larry Beauchamp was born in Terry County on March 4, 1938, and he |
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grew up with four siblings, P. G., James, Ada, and Joyce; following |
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his graduation from Rochester High School, he exchanged wedding |
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vows with his childhood sweetheart, the former Frankie Jo Sherley, |
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on June 30, 1956; the couple shared a rewarding marriage that |
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spanned 68 years, raising two children, James and John, and |
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welcoming five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren into |
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their treasured family; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Beauchamp began his 35-year law enforcement |
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career with the Brownfield Police Department; after spending more |
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than a decade there, he was stationed with the U.S. Army military |
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police in Colorado, in Georgia, and at Fort Bliss in El Paso; he |
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went on to serve as chief of the New Braunfels Police Department and |
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as chief of legislative and capitol security for the Texas State |
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Capitol complex; in addition, he was an investigator with the Texas |
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Board of Investigators in Midland, the Haskell County District |
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Attorney's Office, and the Travis County District Attorney's Office |
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public integrity unit; he later served as an assistant commissioner |
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with the Texas Department of Agriculture and as a construction |
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manager with the Texas Veterans Land Board; a graduate of the |
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Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy, he distinguished |
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himself over the years by earning a reputation for his commitment to |
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professional development and ethical standards; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man and a dedicated public servant, |
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Larry Beauchamp is deeply missed, but the integrity with which he |
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lived his life will forever inspire all who had the good fortune to |
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know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Larry Lyndon |
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Beauchamp and extend heartfelt condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Frankie Jo Beauchamp; to his sons, James Lyndon |
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Beauchamp and John Presley Beauchamp; to his grandchildren, |
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Kourtney Amelia Schopper, Caleigh Rea Popp, and Presley Suresh, |
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Nila Jo, and Kareena Lyndon Beauchamp; to his great-grandchildren, |
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Suzette and Betty Schopper and Pearl and Silas Popp; to his sisters, |
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Ada Ruth Pope and Joyce Arlene Hester; and to his many other |
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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 Larry |
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Beauchamp. |