By: Armbrister S.R. No. 653 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to 1-3 recognize R. Eugene Johnson, manager of Aransas County Airport; 1-4 and 1-5 WHEREAS, The son of Ella Mae and Rayford Johnson, he 1-6 was born on December 23, 1941; Mr. Johnson graduated from 1-7 Thomas Edison High School and attended The University of Texas; 1-8 and 1-9 WHEREAS, After completing a tour of duty with 1-10 the United States Marine Corps, he launched his career in 1-11 transportation; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Mr. Johnson accepted many jobs in the field of 1-13 transportation until he joined Braniff Airways in 1965; formerly 1-14 Director of Cargo Marketing and Manager of Cargo Operations, he 1-15 helped implement the Computerized Airway Billing System, a 1-16 revolutionary change from the previous manual system; and 1-17 WHEREAS, After relocating to Aransas County Gene Johnson 1-18 accepted a position at the Rockport airport as an hourly employee 1-19 whose job was to mow the grass; in 1985, Mr. Johnson was appointed 1-20 Airport Manager by the Aransas County Commissioner's Court; and 1-21 WHEREAS, During his tenure, many improvements have been 1-22 made to the airport including construction of new T-hangars, 1-23 installation of a parallel taxiway, obtaining a contract with 2-1 the United States Navy, construction of a weather station, and 2-2 installation of an automatic fueling island; and 2-3 WHEREAS, The dedication of Mr. Johnson in the performance 2-4 of his duties is legendary; the citizens of Aransas County owe 2-5 Mr. Johnson an enormous debt of gratitude; now, therefore, be it 2-6 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-7 73rd Legislature, hereby commend Eugene Johnson for his excellent 2-8 service in operating the Aransas County Airport; and, be it further 2-9 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-10 Mr. Johnson as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. 2-11 _____________________________________ 2-12 President of the Senate 2-13 I hereby certify that the 2-14 above Resolution was adopted by 2-15 the Senate on April 21, 1993. 2-16 _____________________________________ 2-17 Secretary of the Senate 2-18 _____________________________________ 2-19 Member, Texas Senate