Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Walt Parker

Full Name: Walter Earl "Walt" Parker
Birth date: July 23, 1917
Death date: January 22, 2010

Terms of Service

House, 65th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ Legislature
1/11/1977 - 1/5/1978
Democrat
House, 64th ⁽²⁾ Legislature
1/14/1975 - 1/11/1977
Democrat
House, 63rd Legislature
1/9/1973 - 1/14/1975
Democrat
House, 62nd Legislature
1/12/1971 - 1/9/1973
Democrat
House, 61st Legislature
1/14/1969 - 1/12/1971
Democrat

(1) Proclamations, 1/5/1978 and 3/1/1978, ordering a special election in House District 25 on 2/18/1978, and second special election on 3/21/1978, to serve out the unexpired term of the Honorable Walter E. Parker. Governor Dolph Briscoe . January 5, 1978
March 1, 1978
(2) Oath date not found in journal. Not present at organization of the House 1/15/1975. Granted leave of absence due to illness, 1/14/1975, p. 9, and subsequent days. Present for roll call vote on 2/10/1975, p. 422. Statement of vote on p. 287 indicates unable to vote on HB 421 due to recent surgery. House Journal .
(3) W. Tip Hall, Jr., in special runoff election 3/21/1978, sworn 3/29/1978, succeeded Walter E. Parker, resigned 1/5/1978. Hall's first session was 65th 2nd Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(4) Walt Parker resignation letters dated 1/4/1978, effective 1/5/1978. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office .
(5) Special election 2/18/1978, runoff 3/21/1978. Texas Secretary of State - Election Dates Including Special Elections, 1966-2001 .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

Named 'Honorable Mention'. Best and Worst Legislators 1973.

Photographs

Photograph. Walt Parker, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Walt Parker, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Walt Parker, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Walt Parker, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Walt Parker, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Walter Earl Parker, birth date 7/23/1917, death date 1/22/2010, last place of residence Denton County. FamilySearch United States Social Security Death Index .
Walter Earl Parker, birth date 7/23/1917, death date 1/22/2010, burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Denton, Denton County. Includes obituary and photo. Find a Grave .
Photo and obituary, 1/23/2010. Fort Worth Star-Telegram .
"From the Football Field to the State Capitol, He 'Did A Lot of Great Things' for the University of North Texas," 1/27/2010. Fort Worth Star-Telegram .
Oral history interview available in Oral History Collection, University of North Texas .
Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974 1975.
Notice of death, 2/3/2010. Speaker of the House .
Parker, Walter Earl. Cenotaph. Texas State Cemetery .
United States Army Air Corps, World War II, Korean War. Texas State Cemetery .