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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Texas high school coaching legend Mike Johnston is |
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deservedly being inducted into the Texas High School Coaches |
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Association Hall of Honor; and |
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WHEREAS, The longtime head coach at Katy High School, Coach |
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Johnston currently heads the football program at Houston Christian |
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High School, where he hopes to duplicate the success that he |
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achieved during his tenure at Katy High; and |
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WHEREAS, A 1969 graduate of Stephen F. Austin State |
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University, Coach Johnston was a three-year letterman on the |
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school's football team, playing linebacker and center for the |
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Lumberjacks; he began his coaching career at Hull-Daisetta High |
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School and went on to coach at Nacogdoches High School, Forest Park |
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High School in Beaumont, and Abilene High School before accepting |
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the head coaching position at Katy High School; and |
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WHEREAS, In 22 years as head coach of the Katy Tigers, Coach |
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Johnston led his team to three state championships, five state |
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title finals, and 12 district championships, compiling a record of |
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200-76; he has mentored countless young men on the importance of |
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gridiron fundamentals and teamwork, instilling integrity, |
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self-esteem, and pride in his young charges; and |
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WHEREAS, Coach Johnston has earned numerous honors and |
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accolades during his impressive coaching career, including |
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recognition as Coach of the Year by the Houston Chronicle, the |
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Houston Post, and the Houston Touchdown Club; he is a seven-time |
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selection as District Coach of the Year and coached in the 1999 |
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North-South All-Star game and the 2004 Global Junior Championship |
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Game; and |
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WHEREAS, A member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, |
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this dedicated educator and community leader has served as |
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president and as a director of the Texas High School Coaches |
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Association and is a deacon at the First Baptist Church of Katy; he |
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and his wife, Donna, have been blessed with two sons, Russ and Paul, |
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a daughter-in-law, Shelby, and a granddaughter, Selah; and |
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WHEREAS, Induction into the Texas High School Coaches |
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Association Hall of Honor is the highest honor bestowed on high |
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school coaches in the Lone Star State, and Coach Johnston has |
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rightfully earned his place among the elite of his profession; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Mike Johnston on his induction into |
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the Texas High School Coaches Association Hall of Honor and extend |
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best wishes to him for continued success and happiness; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Coach Johnston as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Callegari |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1717 was adopted by the House on May |
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18, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |