TITLE: In memory of Lee Middleton Hooper Walker of El Paso.

SUMMARY: In memory of Lee Middleton Hooper Walker of El Paso.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, A life filled with promise ended far too soon with the untimely passing of Lee Middleton Hooper Walker of El Paso on May 22, 2014, at the age of 19; and WHEREAS, The only child of Mark and Kathleen Walker, Lee Walker was born in El Paso on October 25, 1994; he attended St. Clement's School and Coronado High School, where he was respected and admired by teachers and classmates alike and participated in a number of extracurricular activities; he played in the percussion section of the marching band, tutored his fellow students, served as treasurer for the National Honor Society, and qualified for state in the Academic Decathlon and for nationals as a member of the debate team; and WHEREAS, Though modest about his many achievements, he was recognized with the Rector's Award for highest academic performance at St. Clement's, with a 2009 President's Education Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence, and with several accolades through the outdoor education program; furthermore, he was a national merit semifinalist and graduated sixth in his class at Coronado; he earned a scholarship to The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences and completed his freshman year in the Plan II Honors Program; he was also a member of the Plan II Pre-Law Society; and WHEREAS, Passionate about nature, Mr. Walker was active in the Sunday Morning Hiking Club and volunteered on trail crews with the Student Conservation Association at Sam Houston National Forest and at Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska; he was an avid outdoorsman who took numerous trips to pursue his love of camping, hunting, fishing, and hiking; he visited such noteworthy locations as Yosemite and Yellowstone National Parks, Muir Woods, Durango, Jackson Hole, Washington, D.C., the United Kingdom, France, and New Zealand; an accomplished chef, he also enjoyed following Julia Child's recipes and making his own jam; and WHEREAS, Possessed of a brilliant mind, a dry wit, and an exceptional generosity of spirit, Lee Walker touched countless lives during his journey on this earth, and he will always be remembered with great tenderness and affection by all those who were privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Lee Middleton Hooper Walker and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his parents, Mark Callis and Kathleen Campbell Walker; to his grandparents, Barbara Callis and Arland R. Walker; and to his other relatives and many 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 Lee Middleton Hooper Walker. M rquez Straus Gonz lez Otto Allen Guerra Paddie Alonzo Guillen Parker Alvarado Gutierrez Paul Anchia Harless Pe a Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phelan Anderson of McLennan Herrero Phillips Ashby Howard Pickett Aycock Huberty Price Bell Hughes Raney Bernal Hunter Raymond Blanco Isaac Reynolds Bohac Israel Riddle Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rinaldi Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Bexar Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Travis Burns Keough Romero, Jr. Burrows King of Hemphill Rose Button King of Parker Sanford Canales King of Taylor Schaefer Capriglione King of Uvalde Schofield Clardy Klick Schubert Coleman Koop Shaheen Collier Krause Sheets Cook Kuempel Sheffield Craddick Landgraf Simmons Crownover Larson Simpson Cyrier Laubenberg Smith Dale Leach Smithee Darby Longoria Spitzer Davis of Dallas Lozano Springer Davis of Harris Lucio III Stephenson Deshotel M rquez Stickland Dukes Martinez Thompson of Brazoria Dutton Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris Elkins McClendon Tinderholt Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Collin Fallon Meyer Turner of Harris Farias Miles Turner of Tarrant Farney Miller of Comal VanDeaver Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Villalba Fletcher Minjarez Vo Flynn Moody Walle Frank Morrison White of Bell Frullo Mu oz, Jr. White of Tyler Galindo Murphy Workman Geren Murr Wray Giddings Naishtat Wu Goldman Nev rez Zedler Gonzales Oliveira Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2123 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on May 8, 2015. Chief Clerk of the House