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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 11
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In Memory |
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Larry Beauchamp |
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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 |
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of service to the law enforcement community and to the State of |
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Texas; 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; |
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following his graduation from Rochester High School, he |
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exchanged wedding vows with his childhood sweetheart, the former |
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Frankie Jo Sherley, on June 30, 1956; the couple shared a |
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rewarding marriage that spanned 68 years, raising two children, |
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James and John, and welcoming five grandchildren and four |
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great-grandchildren into 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 went |
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on to serve as chief of the New Braunfels Police Department and as |
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chief of legislative and capitol security for the Texas State Capitol |
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complex; in addition, he was an investigator with the Texas Board of |
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Investigators in Midland, the Haskell County District Attorney's |
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Office, and the Travis County District Attorney's Office public |
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integrity unit; he later served as an assistant commissioner with the |
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Texas Department of Agriculture and as a construction manager with the |
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Texas Veterans Land Board; a graduate of the Federal Bureau of |
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Investigation National Academy, he distinguished himself over the |
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years by earning a reputation for his commitment to professional |
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development and ethical standards; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man and a dedicated public |
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servant, Larry Beauchamp is deeply missed, but the integrity with |
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which he lived his life will forever inspire all who had the good |
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fortune to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State Of Texas, 89th |
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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, Kourtney |
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Amelia Schopper, Caleigh Rea Popp, and Presley Suresh, Nila Jo, and |
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Kareena Lyndon Beauchamp; to his great-grandchildren, Suzette and |
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Betty Schopper and Pearl and Silas Popp; to his sisters, Ada Ruth Pope |
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and Joyce Arlene Hester; and to his many 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 Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Larry Beauchamp. |
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Perry |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on January 28, 2025, by |
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a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |