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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Mary Cunningham |
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Johnston of San Antonio were deeply saddened by her passing on |
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December 14, 2022, at the age of 77; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of George and Georgia Genevieve |
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Cunningham, the former "Sue" Cunningham was born in San Antonio on |
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June 13, 1945, and she grew up in Uvalde with the companionship of |
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her older sister, Barbara Jane; after graduating from high school, |
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she attended The University of Texas at Austin, where she was a |
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member of Alpha Delta Pi; on a blind date at Crider's Rodeo & |
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Dancehall in Hunt, she met her future husband, Wayne Johnston, who |
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was drafted and deployed to Germany in 1966, during the Vietnam War; |
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the couple exchanged wedding vows on November 7, 1968, in |
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Baumholder, Germany, and they went on to share 54 years of marriage |
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before his passing in July 2022; and |
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WHEREAS, The Johnstons returned to Texas shortly after their |
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wedding and settled in Lubbock; Mrs. Johnston went on to earn a |
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master's degree in education from Texas Tech University and began |
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her teaching career at Slaton Elementary School; in 1973, the |
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couple moved to San Antonio, where she taught at Clear Spring |
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Elementary School for more than a decade; she left the field of |
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education in 1985 and became a certified travel agent, which |
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enabled the family to travel around the world; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Johnston was the loving mother of two children, |
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Jamie Lynn and Wayne Bryson, and with the passing years, she had the |
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privilege of seeing her family grow to include two grandchildren, |
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Benton and Jack; she delighted in celebrating special occasions |
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with her loved ones and in creating a happy, comforting, and |
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welcoming home for her family, her friends, and her two loyal dogs, |
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Petey and Ryder; moreover, she was a valued member of Northwood |
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Presbyterian Church, and in her leisure time, she enjoyed arts and |
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crafts; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Sue Johnston will be greatly missed, she |
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has left her family and friends with a wealth of memories that they |
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will forever cherish; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Mary Cunningham |
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Johnston and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn her |
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passing; 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 Sue |
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Johnston. |