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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Austin in mourning the loss of Loretta Johnson |
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Williams, who died April 24, 2007, at the age of 51; and |
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WHEREAS, Loretta Johnson Williams was born March 29, 1956, in |
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Saint Petersburg, Florida, to Erias and Sally Johnson; she |
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graduated from Boca Ciega High School in Gulfport, Florida, in |
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1974, and briefly attended Saint Petersburg Junior College before |
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enrolling at Southwestern Christian College in Terrell, Texas, in |
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1977; and |
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WHEREAS, She became a vital presence on the Southwestern |
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Christian College campus, taking part in many organizations, such |
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as the Library Club, Mission Study, and the college's renowned a |
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cappella chorus; she served as student body vice president and was |
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crowned Miss Southwestern; she graduated from Abilene Christian |
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University with a bachelor's degree in psychology in 1981; and |
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WHEREAS, While attending Southwestern Christian College, she |
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met her future husband, George Williams; George and Loretta were |
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married on July 17, 1981, at the 20th Street Church of Christ in |
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Saint Petersburg, Florida; the couple was blessed with three |
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children, and the family moved to Austin in 1983 when George became |
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the minister and evangelist of the East Side Church of Christ; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Williams was a devout Christian who practiced |
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her faith in her daily life; she served the church as a Bible school |
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teacher, a comarriage counselor with her husband, and the chairlady |
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of the Ladies' Symposium; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Williams was devoted to her family, and her |
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compassion, generosity, and wise counsel will be remembered by |
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those who were fortunate enough to have shared in her love and |
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friendship; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 80th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved family of Loretta |
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Johnson Williams: her husband, George Williams; her sons, George |
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Micheal Williams II and Jason Sherrod Williams; her daughter, |
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Katara Shanae Williams; her stepmother, Lula Johnson; her sister, |
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Janice Walters; and her brothers, Edgar Wilcox, Sr., and Tyrone |
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Johnson, Sr.; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared for the |
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members of her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the |
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Texas Legislature, and that when the Texas House of Representatives |
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and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of Loretta Johnson |
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Williams. |