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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The passing of Larry Lyndon Beauchamp of Lawn on |
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| 8 | 9 | | December 26, 2024, at the age of 86, concluded a remarkable life of |
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| 9 | 10 | | service to the law enforcement community and to the State of Texas; |
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| 10 | 11 | | and |
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| 11 | 12 | | WHEREAS, The youngest child of P. G. and Bertie Beauchamp, |
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| 12 | 13 | | Larry Beauchamp was born in Terry County on March 4, 1938, and he |
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| 13 | 14 | | grew up with four siblings, P. G., James, Ada, and Joyce; following |
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| 14 | 15 | | his graduation from Rochester High School, he exchanged wedding |
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| 15 | 16 | | vows with his childhood sweetheart, the former Frankie Jo Sherley, |
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| 16 | 17 | | on June 30, 1956; the couple shared a rewarding marriage that |
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| 17 | 18 | | spanned 68 years, raising two children, James and John, and |
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| 18 | 19 | | welcoming five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren into |
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| 19 | 20 | | their treasured family; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Beauchamp began his 35-year law enforcement |
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| 21 | 22 | | career with the Brownfield Police Department; after spending more |
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| 22 | 23 | | than a decade there, he was stationed with the U.S. Army military |
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| 23 | 24 | | police in Colorado, in Georgia, and at Fort Bliss in El Paso; he |
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| 24 | 25 | | went on to serve as chief of the New Braunfels Police Department and |
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| 25 | 26 | | as chief of legislative and capitol security for the Texas State |
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| 26 | 27 | | Capitol complex; in addition, he was an investigator with the Texas |
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| 27 | 28 | | Board of Investigators in Midland, the Haskell County District |
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| 28 | 29 | | Attorney's Office, and the Travis County District Attorney's Office |
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| 29 | 30 | | public integrity unit; he later served as an assistant commissioner |
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| 30 | 31 | | with the Texas Department of Agriculture and as a construction |
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| 31 | 32 | | manager with the Texas Veterans Land Board; a graduate of the |
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| 32 | 33 | | Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy, he distinguished |
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| 33 | 34 | | himself over the years by earning a reputation for his commitment to |
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| 34 | 35 | | professional development and ethical standards; and |
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| 35 | 36 | | WHEREAS, A devoted family man and a dedicated public servant, |
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| 36 | 37 | | Larry Beauchamp is deeply missed, but the integrity with which he |
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| 37 | 38 | | lived his life will forever inspire all who had the good fortune to |
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| 38 | 39 | | know him; now, therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 40 | 41 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Larry Lyndon |
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| 41 | 42 | | Beauchamp and extend heartfelt condolences to the members of his |
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| 42 | 43 | | family: to his wife, Frankie Jo Beauchamp; to his sons, James Lyndon |
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| 43 | 44 | | Beauchamp and John Presley Beauchamp; to his grandchildren, |
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| 44 | 45 | | Kourtney Amelia Schopper, Caleigh Rea Popp, and Presley Suresh, |
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| 45 | 46 | | Nila Jo, and Kareena Lyndon Beauchamp; to his great-grandchildren, |
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| 46 | 47 | | Suzette and Betty Schopper and Pearl and Silas Popp; to his sisters, |
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| 47 | 48 | | Ada Ruth Pope and Joyce Arlene Hester; and to his many other |
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| 48 | 49 | | relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 49 | 50 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 50 | 51 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 51 | 52 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Larry |
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| 52 | 53 | | Beauchamp. |
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