H.C.R. No. 151 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, The death of Roy Walton Johnson of Henderson on 1-2 December 2, 1992, at the age of 87, has brought a great loss to the 1-3 many friends and relatives of this distinguished Texan; and 1-4 WHEREAS, A native of Slocumb, Arkansas, Mr. Johnson lived 1-5 most of his life in Rusk County, settling in the community in 1940 1-6 during the development of the East Texas oil field; and 1-7 WHEREAS, He was a valued employee of the Ohio Oil Company, 1-8 which later became Marathon Oil, and was widely respected by his 1-9 coworkers and supervisors for his hard work, dedication, and 1-10 knowledge, and after more than 41 years of outstanding service 1-11 retired from the company in 1966; and 1-12 WHEREAS, A deeply patriotic individual, he volunteered for 1-13 naval service during World War II even though he was past the draft 1-14 age and working in an industry vital to the war effort; and 1-15 WHEREAS, He will also be remembered as a man of strong 1-16 religious convictions who contributed to the Lord's work in many 1-17 ways; in 1946 he met with others in his home to organize the 1-18 Calvary Missionary Baptist Church and with his wife, Jewell, and 1-19 daughter, Johnnie, became one of the new church's charter members 1-20 and served faithfully over the years as a deacon; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Benefiting from his thoughtful guidance, the 1-22 congregation flourished and prospered and today includes almost 600 1-23 members and is widely regarded as a leader in the work of the 1-24 American Baptist Association; and 2-1 WHEREAS, Mr. Johnson was instrumental in the church's efforts 2-2 to establish the Texas Baptist Institute and Seminary; since its 2-3 founding in 1948, the institute has trained countless ministers and 2-4 has become a vital presence in Christian education; and 2-5 WHEREAS, One of its original trustees, he served the seminary 2-6 faithfully for 43 years until failing health caused him to resign 2-7 in 1991; in recognition of his exceptional tenure, the Calvary 2-8 Missionary Baptist Church elected him trustee emeritus; and 2-9 WHEREAS, Throughout his life's endeavors, Mr. Johnson enjoyed 2-10 the love and support of his wife of 60 years, Jewell Hendrix 2-11 Johnson, who preceded him in death in 1985; and 2-12 WHEREAS, A man of great vision, he devoted much of his life 2-13 to serving his community, and though his presence will be deeply 2-14 missed, his unique spirit will surely live on in the hearts and 2-15 minds of the many people whose lives were touched by this 2-16 exceptional gentleman; now, therefore, be it 2-17 RESOLVED, That the 73rd Legislature of the State of Texas 2-18 hereby pay tribute to the life of Roy Walton Johnson and extend 2-19 sincere sympathy to his daughters, Johnnie Johnson Smith of 2-20 Marshall and Lois Johnson McCullar of Henderson, and to the other 2-21 members of his family and his many friends; and, be it further 2-22 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-23 prepared for the members of his family and that when the House of 2-24 Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory 2-25 of Roy Walton Johnson. 2-26 of Roy Walton Johnson. 2-27 Sadler 3-1 H.C.R. No. 151 3-2 Laney Giddings Munoz 3-3 Alexander Glaze Naishtat 3-4 Allen Goodman Nieto 3-5 Alonzo Goolsby Oakley 3-6 Alvarado Granoff Ogden 3-7 Averitt Gray Oliveira 3-8 Bailey Greenberg Park 3-9 Berlanga Grusendorf Parra 3-10 Black Gutierrez Patterson 3-11 Blackwood Haggerty Pitts 3-12 Bomer Hamric Place 3-13 Bosse Harris Price 3-14 Brady Hartnett Puente 3-15 Brimer Heflin Rabuck 3-16 Cain Hernandez Ramsay 3-17 Campbell Hightower Rangel 3-18 Carona Hilbert Raymond 3-19 Carter Hilderbran Rodriguez 3-20 Chisum Hill Romo 3-21 Clemons Hirschi Rudd 3-22 Coleman Hochberg Sadler 3-23 Combs Holzheauser Saunders 3-24 Conley Horn Schechter 3-25 Cook Hudson Seidlits 3-26 Corte Hunter of Taylor Shields 3-27 Counts Hunter of Nueces Siebert 4-1 Crabb Jackson A. Smith of Harris 4-2 Craddick James D. Smith of Harris 4-3 Cuellar of Webb Johnson Smithee 4-4 Cuellar of Hidalgo Jones of Lubbock Solis 4-5 Culberson Jones of Dallas Stiles 4-6 Danburg Junell Swinford 4-7 Davila Kamel Tallas 4-8 Davis Krusee Talton 4-9 De La Garza Kubiak Telford 4-10 Dear Kuempel Thompson of Tarrant 4-11 Delco Lewis Thompson of Harris 4-12 Delisi Linebarger Turner of Coleman 4-13 Denton Longoria Turner of Harris 4-14 Driver Luna Uher 4-15 Duncan McCall Van de Putte 4-16 Dutton McCoulskey Vowell 4-17 Earley McDonald West 4-18 Eckels Madden Williamson 4-19 Edwards Marchant Willis 4-20 Erickson Martin Wilson 4-21 Finnell Maxey Wolens 4-22 Flores Moffat Yarbrough 4-23 Gallego Moreno Yost 4-24 Gallegos Mowery Zbranek 4-25 H.C.R. No. 151 4-26 _______________________________ _______________________________ 4-27 President of the Senate Speaker of the House 5-1 I certify that H.C.R. No. 151 was unanimously adopted by a 5-2 rising vote of the House on May 24, 1993. 5-3 _______________________________ 5-4 Chief Clerk of the House 5-5 I certify that H.C.R. No. 151 was adopted by the Senate on 5-6 May 27, 1993. 5-7 _______________________________ 5-8 Secretary of the Senate 5-9 APPROVED: _____________________ 5-10 Date 5-11 _____________________ 5-12 Governor