| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1331 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Mark Wade Atkins of Cedar Park passed away on March |
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| 6 | 6 | | 30, 2023, at the age of 59, leaving his loved ones with a wealth of |
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| 7 | 7 | | memories that they will forever cherish; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Born in Big Spring on November 21, 1963, Mark Atkins |
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| 9 | 9 | | was the son of Ted Roy and Nelda Faye Atkins; he grew up with the |
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| 10 | 10 | | companionship of three sisters, Sharon, Diana, and Sandra, and he |
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| 11 | 11 | | went on to graduate from Jack C. Hays High School in May 1982; he |
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| 12 | 12 | | served for a year in the United States Air Force; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Atkins received his commission as a peace |
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| 14 | 14 | | officer on September 1, 1983, and joined the Texas Capitol Police |
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| 15 | 15 | | and the Capitol Police Honor Guard; he transferred to the Texas |
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| 16 | 16 | | Department of Public Safety in September 1991, and he retired in |
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| 17 | 17 | | April 2013 after more than two decades of service; over the course |
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| 18 | 18 | | of his 30-year career in law enforcement, he dedicated himself to |
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| 19 | 19 | | his professional development and earned certifications as a master |
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| 20 | 20 | | peace officer and a firearms instructor; after retiring, he became |
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| 21 | 21 | | a special ranger in June 2013; he had a wonderful sense of humor, |
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| 22 | 22 | | and he was known for playing practical jokes on his coworkers; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, Mr. Atkins shared nearly |
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| 24 | 24 | | three decades of marriage with his loving wife, Peggy Atkins, whom |
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| 25 | 25 | | he wed on November 12, 1993; he also cherished his daughter, Laura |
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| 26 | 26 | | Christine, who preceded him in death; in his free time, he enjoyed |
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| 27 | 27 | | hunting, playing racquetball, boxing, and boating on the lake; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Although Mark Atkins is deeply missed, he will |
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| 29 | 29 | | forever be remembered with admiration and affection by his family |
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| 30 | 30 | | and by the numerous other individuals whose lives he touched; now, |
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| 31 | 31 | | therefore, be it |
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| 32 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 33 | 33 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Mark Wade Atkins and |
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| 34 | 34 | | extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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| 35 | 35 | | Peggy Atkins; to his sister, Diana Beard, and her husband, David; to |
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| 36 | 36 | | his brother-in-law, Paul Green; to his nieces, Leila Little and her |
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| 37 | 37 | | husband, Robert, Kendra Krebs and her husband, Bobby, and Sarah |
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| 38 | 38 | | Bradt; to his nephews, Zack Green, Benjamin Reed, Mitchell Catlett, |
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| 39 | 39 | | and Andrew Bradt; to his aunts, Margie Campbell and Midge Hart, and |
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| 40 | 40 | | his uncle, Daniel Pitts; and to his other relatives and friends; |
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| 41 | 41 | | and, be it further |
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| 42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 43 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 44 | 44 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Mark |
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| 45 | 45 | | Atkins. |
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| 46 | 46 | | Harris of Williamson |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 49 | 49 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1331 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 50 | 50 | | rising vote of the House on May 12, 2023. |
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| 51 | 51 | | ______________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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