H.R. No. 1037
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Jack
Lewis Walker Jr. of Nacogdoches, who passed away on January 7, 2017,
at the age of 69; and
WHEREAS, Born on November 21, 1947, in San Antonio, Jackie
Walker was raised in Douglass by his grandparents, Farris and Faye
Walker; after graduating from Douglass High School in 1966, he
served his country in Vietnam as part of the U.S. Army 196th Light
Infantry Brigade, earning a Bronze Star Medal for valor; he later
attended Stephen F. Austin State University and went on to
establish his own business, Venture Construction Company, where he
enjoyed a successful 35-year career; and
WHEREAS, Active in his community, Mr. Walker was a member of
the Nacogdoches Veterans of Foreign Wars post, the Cushing Masonic
Lodge, and the 196th Organization; he was also a valued congregant
of Redeemer Lutheran Church; in his spare time, he enjoyed hunting,
gardening, and cultivating wildflowers; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Walker married the love of his life, the former
Mary Beth Hash, at a ceremony held in Longview on March 5, 1975; in
the course of a rewarding marriage that spanned 41 years, they
became the proud parents of a son, Shawn; and
WHEREAS, Although Jackie Walker will be deeply missed, those
who held him dear will forever remember the warmth and kindness he
brought into their lives; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Jack Lewis Walker
Jr. and extend sincere condolences to his many 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 Jackie
Walker.
Clardy
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1037 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on March 30, 2017.
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Chief Clerk of the House