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79S30861 MMS-D
By: Jones of Dallas H.R. No. 274
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The concourse of the Jesse Owens Memorial Complex of
the Dallas Independent School District has been named in honor of
Goree Johnson, an assistant athletic director of the DISD; and
WHEREAS, A highly successful former coach, Mr. Johnson began
working with student athletes at O'Banion Junior High School in
Garland; he later served as head coach at Garland High School, where
his team rosters included future NBA player Ricky Pierce; Mr.
Johnson subsequently joined the staff of Justin F. Kimball High
School in Dallas, and during his tenure there he led the Knights to
two consecutive state basketball championships, in 1996 and 1997;
and
WHEREAS, Honored by his peers on numerous occasions, Mr.
Johnson was chosen in 1997 to coach the North team in the Texas High
School Coaches Association All-Star Basketball Game; and
WHEREAS, Appointed to his present post in 1998, this esteemed
Texan oversees all district athletic facilities, transportation
and out-of-town housing for athletes, and training and professional
development for coaches, in addition to coordinating the district's
basketball and wrestling programs; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Johnson and his wife, Diane, have four children,
Alicia, Roderick, Royce, and Rodney, and seven grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, Through the years, Goree Johnson has given countless
Dallas students a vision of what they can attain through
perseverance and hard work, and it is a privilege to join in
commending him for his immeasurable contributions to the youth of
his city; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Goree Johnson
on the naming of the concourse at the Jesse Owens Memorial Complex
in his honor and warmly commend him on his distinguished record of
achievement; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Johnson as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.