Bill Text: VA HJR5001 | 2013 | 1st Special Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Virginia State Police Master Trooper Junius Alvin Walker.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-04-03 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ5001ER) [HJR5001 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2013-HJR5001-Prefiled.html
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WHEREAS, Master Trooper Junius Alvin Walker, a native son, graduated from James Solomon Russell High School in Lawrenceville; and WHEREAS, Master Trooper Junius Alvin Walker proudly served his nation as a member of the United States Army Reserves from July 1969 to July 1975, where he was assigned to Fort Dix in New Jersey; and WHEREAS, Master Trooper Junius Alvin Walker joined the Virginia State Police on March 1, 1973, and upon graduation from the Virginia State Police Academy, he was assigned to Prince William County in the Culpeper Division; and WHEREAS, during his tenure with the Department, Master Trooper Junius Alvin Walker served as a Special Agent assigned to narcotics investigations and in 1986, he was relocated to the Richmond Division and assigned to Dinwiddie County as a Trooper; and WHEREAS, Master Trooper Junius Alvin Walker, while trying to aid a disabled motorist on Interstate 85 in Dinwiddie County on March 7, 2013, was mortally shot and wounded by the motorist; and WHEREAS, Master Trooper Junius Alvin Walker was known for his aggressive enforcement of Virginia's traffic laws and also for his compassion for those in need; and WHEREAS, during his 35 years of service to the Virginia State Police, Master Trooper Junius Alvin Walker responded to the call to aid in providing public safety during numerous coalfield and shipyard strikes, incidents of civil unrest, and prison riots; and WHEREAS, Master Trooper Junius Alvin Walker, a man of great character and integrity and an incredible public servant, demonstrated tremendous commitment to serving and protecting the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia through his capacity as one of "Virginia's Finest"; and WHEREAS, a personable, highly-respected, and honored resident of Dinwiddie and Brunswick Counties, Master Trooper Junius Alvin Walker will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife, Betty; children, Clarissa, Vera, and Derrick and their families; his beloved grandchildren; his mother, Mary; seven siblings; and numerous other family members, friends, State Police colleagues, and neighbors; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Master Trooper Junius Alvin Walker, a revered public safety professional; and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Master Trooper Junius Alvin Walker as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory and years of service to the Commonwealth. |