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79R6984 KO-D

By:  Cook of Navarro                                              H.R. No. 596



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The State of Texas lost an esteemed writer and 
political figure with the death of Clyde E. Johnson, Sr., of 
Corsicana on February 12, 2005, at the age of 83; and
	WHEREAS, Best known as the director of the State Democratic 
Executive Committee and aide to Congressman J. J. "Jake" Pickle, 
this lifelong Democrat, political activist, and journalist played 
an integral role in uniting the Texas Democratic Party during the 
turbulent 1950s; and
	WHEREAS, Born in Lake City, Arkansas, on January 19, 1922, 
Mr. Johnson came to Texas to work as a reporter for the Corsicana 
Daily Sun, where he wrote a column for many years; he later worked 
as a press aide and speechwriter for Texas Agriculture Commissioner 
John White and served as campaign manager for Congressman Pickle's 
first election to the U.S. House of Representatives; and
	WHEREAS, In addition to his longtime association with 
Congressman Pickle and his leadership of the Texas Democratic Party 
under Governor Price Daniel, Mr. Johnson enjoyed a career as a 
Realtor, director of customer service relations for the U.S. Post 
Office, and county treasurer for Navarro County; he was also a 
member of St. John's Episcopal Church; and
	WHEREAS, Described by those who knew him as a loyal friend 
with a deep appreciation for history and a delightful sense of 
humor, Clyde Johnson will undoubtedly be greatly missed by his 
loved ones, but he will long be remembered by citizens across Texas 
as an engaged and committed writer and activist who dedicated his 
career to working for the good of the common man; now, therefore, be 
it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Clyde E. Johnson, Sr., 
and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his 
wife, Ann Johnson; to his children and their spouses, Catherine 
Johnson, Robert Johnson and his wife, Joan, Amanda Clanton and her 
husband, Don, and Clyde E. Johnson, Jr.; to his grandsons, Dillon 
and Steven Beevers; and to his other relatives and many friends and 
admirers throughout the state; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the members of Mr. Johnson's family and that when the 
House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of 
Clyde E. Johnson, Sr.