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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends were deeply saddened by the |
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passing of Patricia Ann Phillips Johnson on November 6, 2023, at the |
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age of 76; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Louis and Ouida Martin Phillips, the |
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former Pat Phillips was born on December 14, 1946, in Waco and grew |
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up with a sister, Nancy; she spent her early life in Marlin and |
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graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School in Bryan; and |
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WHEREAS, She exchanged the vows of matrimony with Harold |
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Johnson on January 23, 1965, and the couple shared a rewarding |
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marriage that ultimately spanned 58 years; they became the parents |
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of two children, Brian and Jennifer, and resided in numerous Texas |
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cities before settling in Dallas; with the passing decades, |
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Mrs. Johnson had the pleasure of seeing the family grow to include |
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five grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Sustained by a deep and abiding faith, Mrs. Johnson |
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was a valued congregant of First Baptist Church in Carrollton; she |
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also gave back to her community through her involvement in the |
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Carrollton Women's Club and her support of the Dallas County |
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Republican Party; in her leisure hours, she enjoyed reading and |
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playing cards with friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Pat Johnson |
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will remember the way she touched their lives with her warmth and |
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generosity of spirit, and she will forever hold a treasured place in |
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their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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Patricia Ann Phillips Johnson and extend heartfelt sympathy to the |
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members of her family: to her husband, Harold Johnson; to her |
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children, Brian Johnson and Jennifer Johnson Engstrom and her |
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husband, Gary; to her grandchildren, Kendall, Colby, and Blake |
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Johnson and Emily and Ryan Engstrom; and to her other relatives and |
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many 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 Pat |
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Johnson. |