83R1351 STE-D
By: Munoz, Jr. H.R. No. 275
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Captain Ken Baker retired from the Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department in 2012, drawing to a close a notable career
that spanned more than four decades; and
WHEREAS, A seventh-generation Texan, Ken Baker was born in
Brownsville in 1947 and was raised on his family's farm and ranch in
Cameron County; he graduated from San Benito High School and
subsequently served his country in the United States Navy during
the Vietnam War; and
WHEREAS, Captain Baker attended the Texas Game Warden Academy
at Texas A&M University and began his work as a game warden in
Edinburg in 1972; he served for many years in Hidalgo County,
enforcing laws related to the area's natural resources and to
boating on the Rio Grande, and became a well-known public servant in
the area; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of his tenure, Captain Baker saw his
duties expand to include increased collaboration with homeland
security officers supervising the border; promoted to sergeant and
then to captain for the Rio Grande Valley District, he was thought
to be the longest-serving active game warden in the state at the
time of his retirement, with 41 years on the job; in addition,
Captain Baker served his professional community as vice president
of the Texas Game Warden Association; and
WHEREAS, The dedication and commitment to excellence
demonstrated by this outstanding Texan greatly benefited his fellow
citizens, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a career well
spent as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Captain Ken Baker on his retirement
from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and extend to him
sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Captain Baker as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.