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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The residents of Texas are mourning the tragic loss |
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| 6 | 7 | | of Trooper Chad Michael Walker of the Texas Department of Public |
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| 7 | 8 | | Safety, who passed away on March 28, 2021, after being shot in the |
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| 8 | 9 | | line of duty; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Born in Corsicana on May 21, 1982, Chad Walker was |
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| 10 | 11 | | the son of Michael Lynn Walker and Brenda Kay Warren Walker; he grew |
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| 11 | 12 | | up in Groesbeck and graduated from Groesbeck High School in 2000; |
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| 12 | 13 | | and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Trooper Walker began his law enforcement career in |
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| 14 | 15 | | 2003, when he joined the Athens Police Department; he went on to |
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| 15 | 16 | | serve the Groesbeck Police Department and the Limestone County |
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| 16 | 17 | | Sheriff's office before becoming a DPS trooper in 2015; stationed |
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| 17 | 18 | | in his hometown, he was a prominent and beloved figure in the |
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| 18 | 19 | | Groesbeck area, and his involvement in the local community included |
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| 19 | 20 | | service on the Limestone County Farm Bureau Board of Directors; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Trooper Walker benefited from |
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| 21 | 22 | | the love and support of his wife, Tobie, and he was a devoted father |
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| 22 | 23 | | to his four children, Ethan, Rylee, Charlee, and Tulsa June; he took |
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| 23 | 24 | | great enjoyment in the outdoors and spent many happy hours hunting, |
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| 24 | 25 | | fishing in the Navasota River and Lake Limestone, and looking after |
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| 25 | 26 | | his cattle; a man of strong faith, he was a valued congregant of |
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| 26 | 27 | | Living Proof Church in Groesbeck; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, This courageous Texan embodied the highest ideals of |
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| 28 | 29 | | the law enforcement profession, and his heroism and sacrifice will |
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| 29 | 30 | | long be remembered by all those who had the good fortune to know |
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| 30 | 31 | | him; now, therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 32 | 33 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of DPS Trooper Chad |
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| 33 | 34 | | Michael Walker and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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| 34 | 35 | | family: to his wife, Tobie Walker; to his children, Ethan, Rylee, |
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| 35 | 36 | | Charlee, and Tulsa June Walker; to his parents, Mike and Brenda |
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| 36 | 37 | | Walker; to his paternal grandparents, Dennis and Barbara Walker; to |
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| 37 | 38 | | his aunts, uncles, and cousins; and to his other relatives and many |
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| 38 | 39 | | friends; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 41 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 41 | 42 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Trooper |
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| 42 | 43 | | Chad Walker. |
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