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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life lived with joy and purpose drew to a close |
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with the passing of James Darby Walker on August 2, 2024, at the age |
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of 57; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Nayna and JT Walker, Jim Walker was born |
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in Dallas on June 5, 1967; he graduated from Jesuit College |
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Preparatory School of Dallas and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force; |
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following two years of active duty, he transferred to the Texas |
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National Guard in order to complete his bachelor's degree at |
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Midwestern State University; through Education for Democracy, he |
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spent a year teaching English in Slovakia, where he met his future |
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wife, Andrea; while earning a law degree from The University of |
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Texas at Austin, he began working in the mortgage industry, and in |
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1998, he founded his own company, Counselors Mortgage; as the |
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Austin-based business grew, his wife left the corporate world to |
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partner with him, and their complementary skills and expertise |
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brought further success; and |
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WHEREAS, The Walkers were blessed with two children, Lance |
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and Luke, and Mr. Walker guided them in Boy Scouts and coached them |
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on the Regents Knights lacrosse team; in addition, he helped direct |
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traffic for school arrivals as a longtime member of the Regents Dads |
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Curb Service; he loved to cheer on his sons at all their sporting |
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events, concerts, and plays; a man of faith, he attended Bible study |
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regularly and led the financial services ministry at First |
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Evangelical Free Church; he was a source of wisdom to many, and he |
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had a gift for connecting people who could potentially benefit from |
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knowing one another and for finding jobs and opportunities for |
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those seeking advancement; his numerous interests included golf, |
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chess, politics, and occasionally poker, but his greatest joy was |
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spending time with his family; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Jim Walker is deeply missed by those he has |
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left behind, they will forever treasure their memories of his |
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enthusiasm, kindness, keen wit, and sense of fun; now, therefore, |
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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 life of James Darby Walker and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Andrea Walker; to his sons, Lance and Luke Walker; to his mother, |
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Nayna Walker; to his siblings, Ann Walker, Jeanne Oden, Katy |
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McAteer, Gayle Pierce, and George McAteer; 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 Jim Walker. |