Bill Text: TX HR1331 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Mark Wade Atkins of Cedar Park.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-12 - Reported enrolled [HR1331 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1331-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1331 |
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WHEREAS, Mark Wade Atkins of Cedar Park passed away on March | ||
30, 2023, at the age of 59, leaving his loved ones with a wealth of | ||
memories that they will forever cherish; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Big Spring on November 21, 1963, Mark Atkins | ||
was the son of Ted Roy and Nelda Faye Atkins; he grew up with the | ||
companionship of three sisters, Sharon, Diana, and Sandra, and he | ||
went on to graduate from Jack C. Hays High School in May 1982; he | ||
served for a year in the United States Air Force; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Atkins received his commission as a peace | ||
officer on September 1, 1983, and joined the Texas Capitol Police | ||
and the Capitol Police Honor Guard; he transferred to the Texas | ||
Department of Public Safety in September 1991, and he retired in | ||
April 2013 after more than two decades of service; over the course | ||
of his 30-year career in law enforcement, he dedicated himself to | ||
his professional development and earned certifications as a master | ||
peace officer and a firearms instructor; after retiring, he became | ||
a special ranger in June 2013; he had a wonderful sense of humor, | ||
and he was known for playing practical jokes on his coworkers; and | ||
WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, Mr. Atkins shared nearly | ||
three decades of marriage with his loving wife, Peggy Atkins, whom | ||
he wed on November 12, 1993; he also cherished his daughter, Laura | ||
Christine, who preceded him in death; in his free time, he enjoyed | ||
hunting, playing racquetball, boxing, and boating on the lake; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although Mark Atkins is deeply missed, he will | ||
forever be remembered with admiration and affection by his family | ||
and by the numerous other individuals whose lives he touched; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Mark Wade Atkins and | ||
extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, | ||
Peggy Atkins; to his sister, Diana Beard, and her husband, David; to | ||
his brother-in-law, Paul Green; to his nieces, Leila Little and her | ||
husband, Robert, Kendra Krebs and her husband, Bobby, and Sarah | ||
Bradt; to his nephews, Zack Green, Benjamin Reed, Mitchell Catlett, | ||
and Andrew Bradt; to his aunts, Margie Campbell and Midge Hart, and | ||
his uncle, Daniel Pitts; and to his other relatives and friends; | ||
and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of | ||
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Mark | ||
Atkins. | ||
Harris of Williamson | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1331 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 12, 2023. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||