Bill Text: TX HR49 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 1st Special Session | Introduced
Bill Title: In memory of Edgar Curtis Walker of Jefferson.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-07-20 - Filed [HR49 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR49-Introduced.html
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By: Paddie | H.R. No. 49 |
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the | ||
passing of Edgar Curtis Walker of Jefferson on June 25, 2021, at the | ||
age of 90; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born on February 14, 1931, in Rosenberg, Ed Walker | ||
was the son of Luther and Juanita Walker and grew up with the | ||
companionship of his brother, Bob; he graduated from Pine Tree High | ||
School in 1949, and after a year in college, he answered his | ||
nation's call to duty, serving in the U.S. Navy for four years; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1966, Mr. Walker enrolled in the 18th Texas Game | ||
Warden Training Academy, and he subsequently embarked on a long and | ||
rewarding career as a game warden; an avid outdoorsman, he loved to | ||
fish and hunt; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Walker and his first wife, Rosemary Walker, | ||
shared a fulfilling marriage that spanned nearly five decades | ||
before her death; they were blessed with three children, Mike, | ||
Charlotte, and Eddie, and with the passing years, their family grew | ||
to include six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; in | ||
2003, he married Pat Walker, and they enjoyed 16 years together | ||
before her death in 2020; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although Ed Walker will be deeply missed, he has | ||
left his family and friends with a wealth of memories that they will | ||
forever treasure; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
of Edgar Curtis Walker and extend sincere sympathy to the members of | ||
his family: to his children, Mike Walker and his wife, Carol, | ||
Charlotte Garcia and her husband, Agustin, and Eddie Walker and his | ||
wife, Pat; to his grandchildren, James Walker and his wife, Meagan, | ||
Terra Croley and her husband, Jeff, Melissa Armenta and her | ||
husband, Joe, Jon Eric Garcia and his wife, Loreta, Sara Walker, and | ||
Chad Walker; to his great-grandchildren, Remington, Walker, Tyler, | ||
Gabriel, Jacob, Caleb, Lucas, and Carter; to his stepchildren, | ||
Chuck Bailey, Mary Carpenter, and Rebecca Wampler; to his | ||
sister-in-law, Jean Cox; to his nieces, Rae Hoffacher and Karen | ||
Wheeler; 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 Ed Walker. |