TITLE: In memory of fire marshal Charles Matthew Waller of the Memphis Volunteer Fire Department.

SUMMARY: In memory of fire marshal Charles Matthew Waller of the Memphis Volunteer Fire Department.

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WHEREAS, Residents of Memphis lost a brave and dedicated member of the community with the passing of fire marshal Charles Matthew Waller on February 25, 2012, at the age of 47; and WHEREAS, The son of Charles and Violet Pierce Waller, Matt Waller was born on June 27, 1964, in Memphis, Texas; he graduated from Memphis High School in 1982, and following in his father's footsteps, he attended the Amarillo College Fire Academy and joined the Memphis Volunteer Fire Department; during his nearly three decades there, he served as a firefighter and an emergency medical technician, as well as the department training officer, and he was the city's fire marshal for 15 years; and WHEREAS, Mr. Waller was a deacon at First Baptist Church, where he taught Sunday school classes, managed the sound board, and contributed to mission work in El Paso; he further distinguished himself as a volunteer for Little League, Pee Wee Football, and Relay for Life; in all of his endeavors, he enjoyed the love and support of his wife, the former Dana Bloxom, whom he married in 1995, and their union was enriched by the addition of a son, Cameron; and WHEREAS, Dedicated to his family, faith, and hometown, Matt Waller made a meaningful difference in the lives of his fellow citizens, and memories of many happy times spent in his company remain to comfort his loved ones; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature pay tribute to the life of Charles Matthew Waller and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Dana Waller; to his son, Cameron Waller; to his parents, Charles and Violet Waller; to his sister, Shelly Beam, and her husband, Brent; to his parents-in-law, Mike and Debbie Bloxom; to his sister-in-law, Keely Ramsey, and her husband, Hollis; to his grandmother-in-law, Joyce Bloxom; to his nephews, Greg and Kiefer Waller, Brittan and Conner Beam, and Cody and Caleb Ramsey; to his niece, Mikayla Ramsey; 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 Matt Waller. Springer Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr Alonzo Gooden Otto Alvarado Guerra Paddie Anchia Guillen Parker Anderson Gutierrez Patrick Ashby Harless Perez Aycock Harper-Brown Perry Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips Bohac Herrero Pickett Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price Branch Huberty Raney Burkett Hughes Ratliff Burnam Hunter Raymond Button Isaac Reynolds Callegari Johnson Riddle Canales Kacal Ritter Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis Clardy King of Parker Rose Coleman King of Taylor Sanford Collier King of Zavala Schaefer Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell Creighton Krause Simmons Crownover Kuempel Simpson Dale Larson Smith Darby Laubenberg Smithee Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland Deshotel Longoria Strama Dukes Lozano Taylor Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris Elkins Martinez Toth Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin Farias McClendon Turner of Harris Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miles Villalba Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morrison White Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman Giddings Murphy Wu Goldman Naishtat Zedler Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 993 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on March 20, 2013. Chief Clerk of the House