Bill Text: TX HR2057 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 2057 (Prior Session Legislation)

TX State Legislature page for HR2057

Bill Title: In memory of Delbert Walker of Grapeland.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-05-29 - Reported enrolled [HR2057 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HR2057-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 2057



	R E S O L U T I O N

	WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their
	memories of Delbert Walker of Grapeland, who passed away on April
	24, 2017, at the age of 79; and
	WHEREAS, Delbert Walker was born in Delhi, Louisiana, on
	January 16, 1938, to Henry and Ina Walker; at the age of 17, he left
	his family's farm and moved to Baytown; it was there that he met
	JoAnn Wright, whom he married in 1958; the couple shared their lives
	for nearly six decades, and they were blessed with two children,
	Keith and Rita; their family later grew to include three
	grandchildren, T. J. Walker, Melissa Stringer, and Stephanie Ware,
	and eight great-grandchildren, Colton, Emma, Brasen, Kyle, Jett,
	Ellie, Wesson, and Hayden; and
	WHEREAS, Early in his working life, Mr. Walker owned a
	barbershop in Seabrook, where his clients included John Glenn and
	many of NASA's early astronauts who were training nearby;
	subsequently, Mr. Walker owned a successful trucking company and
	raised cattle on the D-J Ranch in East Texas, and after settling in
	Grapeland, he purchased the Grapeland Co-Op, which became the
	Grapeland Farm and Ranch feed store; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Walker was a charter member and fire chief of
	the fire department in Lomax, and he served on the La Porte city
	council; in Grapeland, he was an active member of the Lions Club and
	the chamber of commerce, which named him as Citizen of the Year; he
	was also a life member of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, a
	member of Santa Gertrudis Breeders International Herd No. 7964,
	and a charter member and president of the La Porte Livestock Show
	and Rodeo; a man of strong religious faith, he attended the Broadway
	Church of Christ in La Porte and the South Loop Church of Christ in
	Crockett; and
	WHEREAS, A devoted family man and a dedicated civic leader,
	Delbert Walker lived a rich and purposeful life, and he will forever
	be remembered with admiration and affection by all who held him
	close to their hearts; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Delbert Walker and
	extend heartfelt sympathy to his relatives and many 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 Delbert
	Walker.

	Ashby

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 2057 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on May 25, 2017.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House