H.R. No. 60
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, Kay Lynn Johnston is retiring from her position with
    1-2  The University of Texas at San Antonio, drawing to a close a career
    1-3  with that fine institution that has spanned more than 17 years; and
    1-4        WHEREAS, Born in Kingsville in 1937, this exceptional
    1-5  individual attended Texas A&I University, where she met and married
    1-6  Alan Johnston; working as the secretary to the university's dean of
    1-7  women to support her husband while he finished school, she gained
    1-8  her first experience in the field that would become her life's
    1-9  work; and
   1-10        WHEREAS, On his graduation, Mr. Johnston became a U.S. Army
   1-11  officer, a position that led to several years of travel for the
   1-12  young couple; with their relocation in San Antonio at the end of
   1-13  Mr. Johnston's tour of duty, Mrs. Johnston resumed her career in
   1-14  education with the San Antonio Independent School District as a
   1-15  secretary, where she demonstrated the highest possible level of
   1-16  professionalism in her duties; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, She then took a position at Trinity University as
   1-18  executive assistant in the president's office and proved to be an
   1-19  invaluable asset to that staff during her productive tenure there;
   1-20  and
   1-21        WHEREAS, Moving to The University of Texas at San Antonio in
   1-22  1977, she brought her unique talents to bear as an administrative
   1-23  assistant in the office of the dean of students; in 1985, she was
   1-24  chosen as executive assistant to the vice president of business
    2-1  affairs, where for a decade she performed a variety of demanding
    2-2  tasks with consummate thoroughness and precision; and
    2-3        WHEREAS, Throughout her career she has received the love and
    2-4  support of her devoted husband, Alan, and the two hope to enjoy
    2-5  their additional time together travelling and doting on their
    2-6  grandchildren; and
    2-7        WHEREAS, As Mrs. Johnston begins her well-deserved
    2-8  retirement, she can indeed look back with tremendous pride and
    2-9  satisfaction on her exemplary career in the field of education,
   2-10  assured in the knowledge that she has made a positive difference in
   2-11  the lives of those whose pleasure it has been to know and work with
   2-12  her; now, therefore, be it
   2-13        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
   2-14  Legislature hereby congratulate Kay Lynn Johnston on her
   2-15  outstanding tenure with The University of Texas at San Antonio and
   2-16  extend to her best wishes for a happy and rewarding retirement;
   2-17  and, be it further
   2-18        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-19  prepared for Mrs. Johnston as an expression of high regard by the
   2-20  Texas House of Representatives.