TITLE: Honoring Maverick Walker, the 2013 Austin Arthritis Walk Hero.

SUMMARY: Honoring Maverick Walker, the 2013 Austin Arthritis Walk Hero.

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WHEREAS, Maverick Walker of Dripping Springs is leading the charge as the hero of the Arthritis Foundation's Austin Arthritis Walk, which is taking place on April 27, 2013; and WHEREAS, A fifth-grade student and an eighth-generation Texan, Maverick awoke one morning in 2010 and found himself unable to walk; a diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis and juvenile idiopathic arthritis marked the beginning of a difficult road to recovery and with it a battery of tests, injections, and infusions, all of which Maverick has faced with a positive attitude; and WHEREAS, Having made steady progress, Maverick has since returned to many of the activities he loves; in addition to playing baseball and basketball and hunting alongside his father, he is active in the youth group at his church and is a member of his school's student council; he has earned the admiration and affection of his peers and teachers alike for his good cheer and often dry sense of humor, as well as for his willingness to stand up for others; and WHEREAS, On April 27, this bright and courageous young Texan is adding one more item to his impressive list of accomplishments when he serves as the Austin Arthritis Walk Hero; with determination and the support of a host of family and friends, Maverick is sure to succeed in this exciting new challenge, and his spirit and enthusiasm will continue to inspire all who know him; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby honor Maverick Walker as the 2013 Austin Arthritis Walk Hero and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Maverick as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Isaac 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. 1603 was adopted by the House on April 29, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House