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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, A life lived with joy and purpose drew to a close |
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| 8 | 9 | | with the passing of James Darby Walker on August 2, 2024, at the age |
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| 9 | 10 | | of 57; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, The son of Nayna and JT Walker, Jim Walker was born |
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| 11 | 12 | | in Dallas on June 5, 1967; he graduated from Jesuit College |
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| 12 | 13 | | Preparatory School of Dallas and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force; |
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| 13 | 14 | | following two years of active duty, he transferred to the Texas |
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| 14 | 15 | | National Guard in order to complete his bachelor's degree at |
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| 15 | 16 | | Midwestern State University; through Education for Democracy, he |
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| 16 | 17 | | spent a year teaching English in Slovakia, where he met his future |
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| 17 | 18 | | wife, Andrea; while earning a law degree from The University of |
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| 18 | 19 | | Texas at Austin, he began working in the mortgage industry, and in |
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| 19 | 20 | | 1998, he founded his own company, Counselors Mortgage; as the |
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| 20 | 21 | | Austin-based business grew, his wife left the corporate world to |
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| 21 | 22 | | partner with him, and their complementary skills and expertise |
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| 22 | 23 | | brought further success; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, The Walkers were blessed with two children, Lance |
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| 24 | 25 | | and Luke, and Mr. Walker guided them in Boy Scouts and coached them |
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| 25 | 26 | | on the Regents Knights lacrosse team; in addition, he helped direct |
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| 26 | 27 | | traffic for school arrivals as a longtime member of the Regents Dads |
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| 27 | 28 | | Curb Service; he loved to cheer on his sons at all their sporting |
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| 28 | 29 | | events, concerts, and plays; a man of faith, he attended Bible study |
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| 29 | 30 | | regularly and led the financial services ministry at First |
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| 30 | 31 | | Evangelical Free Church; he was a source of wisdom to many, and he |
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| 31 | 32 | | had a gift for connecting people who could potentially benefit from |
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| 32 | 33 | | knowing one another and for finding jobs and opportunities for |
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| 33 | 34 | | those seeking advancement; his numerous interests included golf, |
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| 34 | 35 | | chess, politics, and occasionally poker, but his greatest joy was |
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| 35 | 36 | | spending time with his family; and |
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| 36 | 37 | | WHEREAS, Although Jim Walker is deeply missed by those he has |
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| 37 | 38 | | left behind, they will forever treasure their memories of his |
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| 38 | 39 | | enthusiasm, kindness, keen wit, and sense of fun; now, therefore, |
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| 39 | 40 | | be it |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 41 | 42 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of James Darby Walker and |
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| 42 | 43 | | extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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| 43 | 44 | | Andrea Walker; to his sons, Lance and Luke Walker; to his mother, |
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| 44 | 45 | | Nayna Walker; to his siblings, Ann Walker, Jeanne Oden, Katy |
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| 45 | 46 | | McAteer, Gayle Pierce, and George McAteer; and to his many other |
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| 46 | 47 | | relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 47 | 48 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 48 | 49 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 49 | 50 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jim Walker. |
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