Bill Text: TX HR458 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Larry Lyndon Beauchamp of Lawn.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2025-03-31 - Reported enrolled [HR458 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-HR458-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 458 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Larry Lyndon Beauchamp of Lawn on | ||
| December 26, 2024, at the age of 86, concluded a remarkable life of | ||
| service to the law enforcement community and to the State of Texas; | ||
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| WHEREAS, The youngest child of P. G. and Bertie Beauchamp, | ||
| Larry Beauchamp was born in Terry County on March 4, 1938, and he | ||
| grew up with four siblings, P. G., James, Ada, and Joyce; following | ||
| his graduation from Rochester High School, he exchanged wedding | ||
| vows with his childhood sweetheart, the former Frankie Jo Sherley, | ||
| on June 30, 1956; the couple shared a rewarding marriage that | ||
| spanned 68 years, raising two children, James and John, and | ||
| welcoming five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren into | ||
| their treasured family; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Beauchamp began his 35-year law enforcement | ||
| career with the Brownfield Police Department; after spending more | ||
| than a decade there, he was stationed with the U.S. Army military | ||
| police in Colorado, in Georgia, and at Fort Bliss in El Paso; he | ||
| went on to serve as chief of the New Braunfels Police Department and | ||
| as chief of legislative and capitol security for the Texas State | ||
| Capitol complex; in addition, he was an investigator with the Texas | ||
| Board of Investigators in Midland, the Haskell County District | ||
| Attorney's Office, and the Travis County District Attorney's Office | ||
| public integrity unit; he later served as an assistant commissioner | ||
| with the Texas Department of Agriculture and as a construction | ||
| manager with the Texas Veterans Land Board; a graduate of the | ||
| Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy, he distinguished | ||
| himself over the years by earning a reputation for his commitment to | ||
| professional development and ethical standards; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A devoted family man and a dedicated public servant, | ||
| Larry Beauchamp is deeply missed, but the integrity with which he | ||
| lived his life will forever inspire all who had the good fortune to | ||
| know him; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Larry Lyndon | ||
| Beauchamp and extend heartfelt condolences to the members of his | ||
| family: to his wife, Frankie Jo Beauchamp; to his sons, James Lyndon | ||
| Beauchamp and John Presley Beauchamp; to his grandchildren, | ||
| Kourtney Amelia Schopper, Caleigh Rea Popp, and Presley Suresh, | ||
| Nila Jo, and Kareena Lyndon Beauchamp; to his great-grandchildren, | ||
| Suzette and Betty Schopper and Pearl and Silas Popp; to his sisters, | ||
| Ada Ruth Pope and Joyce Arlene Hester; and to his many 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 Larry | ||
| Beauchamp. | ||
| Lambert | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 458 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 31, 2025. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
