By Uher                                                H.R. No. 210
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                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The passing of the Honorable Jim Pearce Johnson on
 1-2     January 6, 1998, at the age of 80, brought a great loss to the
 1-3     family and many friends of this notable Texan; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, Born April 28, 1917, in Del Valle, Mr. Johnson was a
 1-5     graduate of Austin High School and received a law degree from The
 1-6     University of Texas at Austin in 1940; he served his nation with
 1-7     distinction as a captain and flight instructor in the United States
 1-8     Army Air Corps during World War II; and
 1-9           WHEREAS, He practiced law for more than 50 years in Travis
1-10     County, and he ably represented the county in the Texas House of
1-11     Representatives from 1947 to 1957; Mr. Johnson was a dedicated
1-12     legislator who is remembered around the State Capitol for once
1-13     excusing himself from a doors-locked house chamber forum by
1-14     slipping out a second story window and navigating a narrow ledge to
1-15     the open window of then-speaker Durwood Manford's apartment; and
1-16           WHEREAS, In addition to being a rancher and two-term chairman
1-17     of the Parks and Wildlife Commission from 1969 to 1981, this
1-18     distinguished gentleman was also a member of the Del Valle School
1-19     Board and the Selective Service Draft Board, sat on the board of
1-20     directors of Cattlemen's State Bank, was former president and owner
1-21     of Import Motors, Incorporated, and Cen-Texas Nissan, and was a
1-22     50-year member of the Onion Creek Masonic Lodge; and
1-23           WHEREAS, Jim Pearce Johnson was widely regarded as a man of
1-24     ability and integrity and was an invaluable asset to his community,
 2-1     and although he will be deeply missed, his remarkable legacy will
 2-2     live on in the hearts and minds of all those fortunate enough to
 2-3     have known him; now, therefore, be it
 2-4           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
 2-5     Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of our former colleague,
 2-6     the Honorable Jim Pearce Johnson,  and extend sincere sympathy to
 2-7     the members of his family: to his wife, Marsha Johnson; to his
 2-8     daughter, Jill Johnson Logan and her husband, Joe; to his son,
 2-9     James M. Johnson and his wife, Karen; to his grandchildren, Gina
2-10     D'Amore and Hunter Johnson; and to his many other relatives and
2-11     friends; and, be it further
2-12           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-13     prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas
2-14     House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
2-15     Jim Pearce Johnson.