Bill Text: TX HR534 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of James Darby Walker.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2025-04-01 - Reported enrolled [HR534 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-HR534-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 534 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A life lived with joy and purpose drew to a close | ||
| with the passing of James Darby Walker on August 2, 2024, at the age | ||
| of 57; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Nayna and JT Walker, Jim Walker was born | ||
| in Dallas on June 5, 1967; he graduated from Jesuit College | ||
| Preparatory School of Dallas and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force; | ||
| following two years of active duty, he transferred to the Texas | ||
| National Guard in order to complete his bachelor's degree at | ||
| Midwestern State University; through Education for Democracy, he | ||
| spent a year teaching English in Slovakia, where he met his future | ||
| wife, Andrea; while earning a law degree from The University of | ||
| Texas at Austin, he began working in the mortgage industry, and in | ||
| 1998, he founded his own company, Counselors Mortgage; as the | ||
| Austin-based business grew, his wife left the corporate world to | ||
| partner with him, and their complementary skills and expertise | ||
| brought further success; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Walkers were blessed with two children, Lance | ||
| and Luke, and Mr. Walker guided them in Boy Scouts and coached them | ||
| on the Regents Knights lacrosse team; in addition, he helped direct | ||
| traffic for school arrivals as a longtime member of the Regents Dads | ||
| Curb Service; he loved to cheer on his sons at all their sporting | ||
| events, concerts, and plays; a man of faith, he attended Bible study | ||
| regularly and led the financial services ministry at First | ||
| Evangelical Free Church; he was a source of wisdom to many, and he | ||
| had a gift for connecting people who could potentially benefit from | ||
| knowing one another and for finding jobs and opportunities for | ||
| those seeking advancement; his numerous interests included golf, | ||
| chess, politics, and occasionally poker, but his greatest joy was | ||
| spending time with his family; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although Jim Walker is deeply missed by those he has | ||
| left behind, they will forever treasure their memories of his | ||
| enthusiasm, kindness, keen wit, and sense of fun; now, therefore, | ||
| be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of James Darby Walker and | ||
| extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, | ||
| Andrea Walker; to his sons, Lance and Luke Walker; to his mother, | ||
| Nayna Walker; to his siblings, Ann Walker, Jeanne Oden, Katy | ||
| McAteer, Gayle Pierce, and George McAteer; 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 Jim Walker. | ||
| Meyer | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 534 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 31, 2025. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
