H.R. No. 2152
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories
of Michael Cook Walton of Stephenville, who passed away on March 11,
2011, at the age of 71; and
WHEREAS, Michael Walton was born to Ernest Vernon Walton and
Estelle Cook Walton on December 22, 1939, in Dallas; he graduated
with the Class of 1958 from A&M Consolidated High School in College
Station and went on to attend Texas A&M University; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Walton began his notable career with the Texas
Department of Agriculture in 1962 and retired some three decades
later as a district director; while serving with the TDA, he earned
the great admiration and affection of his colleagues for his
fairness and loyalty as a supervisor and for his caring mentorship;
and
WHEREAS, Sustained throughout his life by his deep faith, Mr.
Walton was a valued congregant of Greens Creek Baptist Church in
Stephenville; and
WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan was the proud and loving father
of three children, Virginia, Michelle, and Michael, and he took
infinite joy in his nine grandchildren and his great-grandson; and
WHEREAS, Michael Walton enjoyed a life that was rich in the
intangibles that matter most, and he is deeply missed by all those
who held him dear; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Michael Cook Walton
and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his
children and their spouses, Virginia Ann and John Roberts, R.
Michelle and Andrew Kinser, and Michael Vernon and Trina Walton; to
his grandchildren, Jeremy, Margo, and Tabitha Hymer, Jason Roberts,
Kali and Gabrielle Kinser, Adam and Abby Walton, and Robert
Chapman; to his great-grandson, Milam Thomas Hymer; to his brother,
Jim Walton; to his lifetime friends, Ann Vargas, Gary Miller, and
Rick Wahrmund; to his very special friend, Heidi Craddock; and to
his other loved ones; 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 Michael
Cook Walton.
Miller of Erath
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2152 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 26, 2011.
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Chief Clerk of the House