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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Shirley Ann Johnson, who passed away on August 29, 2021, at the |
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age of 77; and |
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WHEREAS, The youngest child of William and Helen Boyd, |
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Shirley Johnson was born in Norfolk, Virginia, on June 21, 1944; her |
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mother later married Thomas Joyner, and they raised her with the |
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company of her younger sister, Thomasine; after graduating from |
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Booker T. Washington High School, she was joined in matrimony to the |
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love of her life, Rolland L. Johnson Sr.; they were blessed with two |
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children, Rolland and Nicole; and |
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WHEREAS, After the couple settled in Dale City, Virginia, |
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Mrs. Johnson became active in the children's ministry at Little |
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Union Baptist Church in neighboring Dumfries; she gathered her |
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family around the kitchen table for Saturday board games, as well as |
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nightly meals, and she welcomed many local youngsters into her |
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happy home; between work and her children's activities, she was |
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kept very busy, but she made time to participate in civic life; as a |
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delegate to the 1984 Virginia State Democratic Convention, she |
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proudly cast her vote for Jesse Jackson's presidential candidacy; |
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she loved to play softball and volleyball and enjoyed summer |
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vacations at the beach with family and friends, as well as getaways |
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and cruises with her husband; and |
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WHEREAS, A job transfer brought Mrs. and Mr. Johnson to Fort |
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Worth, and they became valued members of First St. John Cathedral, |
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serving as deaconess and deacon; Mrs. Johnson delighted in her role |
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as the treasured "Nana" of nine grandchildren, and she happily |
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chauffeured them everywhere, celebrated their special moments, and |
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treated them to her famous oatmeal cookies and macaroni and cheese; |
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even when battling cancer, she set an example of grace, courage, |
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faith, and resilience; and |
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WHEREAS, Shirley Johnson lived a caring and purposeful life, |
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and she will forever be remembered with deep affection by all who |
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held her close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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Shirley Ann Johnson and extend sincere condolences to her loved |
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ones: to her husband, Rolland L. Johnson Sr.; to her children, |
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Rolland L. Johnson Jr. and his wife, Corine, and Texas State |
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Representative Nicole D. Collier and her husband, Gary; to her |
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grandchildren, Courtney, Lindsey, Tremaine, Eve, Cameron, Jay, |
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Chris, Astane, and Jasmynne; to her great-grandchildren, Sydney, |
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Hazel, Pearl, Golden, Mo'ney, and Boss; to her sister, Thomasine |
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Hinchey; to her brother-in-law, Walter B. Johnson Jr.; and to her |
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many other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Shirley Ann |
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Johnson. |