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By: Sheffield of Coryell H.R. No. 1815
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 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Michael Cook Walton;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for his family.