TO REMEMBER LEGENDARY CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY AND LONGTIME STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOHN W. WALKER, SR. FOR HIS LIFELONG FIGHT AGAINST DISCRIMINATION AND HIS SERVICE TO THE STATE OF ARKANSAS.

HMR 1003 is a memorial resolution honoring John W. Walker, Sr., a civil rights attorney and former Arkansas state representative, for his lifelong advocacy against discrimination and service to the state. It formally recognizes his work in desegregating schools, challenging racial discrimination in courts, and co-founding one of the first racially integrated law firms in the South. The resolution directs that a copy be presented to his family following its adoption by the Arkansas House of Representatives. This procedural resolution does not create new laws or affect policy, but commemorates Walker's legacy through official remembrance.