H.R. No. 933

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of
	M. E. Johnson of Round Rock, who died on January 3, 2009, at the age
	of 86; and
	WHEREAS, "Gene" Johnson was born in Johnson County, Arkansas,
	on January 3, 1923, to Joe and Clara Johnson; answering his nation's
	call to duty during World War II, he served in the Pacific theater
	as an aviation chief machinist's mate in the U.S. Navy, on board the
	aircraft carriers USS Wasp and USS Intrepid; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Johnson opened the M. E. "Gene" Johnson service
	station on Airport Boulevard in Austin in 1946; though sold in later
	years, this longtime Austin business continues in operation today
	under the same name and at the same location; he subsequently also
	opened Airport Auto Supply, and for 20 years he had a U-Haul outlet,
	during which time he ranked as the top U-Haul dealer in Austin and
	San Antonio; Mr. Johnson was active in the garage association and
	the wholesale parts association, and he was a member of the Texas
	Independent Automotive Association; and
	WHEREAS, In the late 1970s, this enterprising Texan became a
	licensed Realtor; his daughters later followed him into that
	profession and joined the newest family business, M. E. "Gene"
	Johnson Realtors; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Johnson was an endowed member of the Scottish
	Rite, a member of the York Rite, and a member of the Ben Hur Shrine;
	in addition, he was an endowed member and life member of Hill City
	Lodge No. 456, with which he was affiliated for 49 years and of
	which he was past master, and he was an endowed member of Round Rock
	Lodge No. 227; both lodges conferred on him the Golden Trowel Award;
	and
	WHEREAS, Justly proud of his military service, Gene Johnson
	played an active role in his community as a lifetime member of the
	American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars; his businesses
	also sponsored Little League teams in Austin for more than half a
	century; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Johnson and his wife, Barbara June, were the
	loving parents of two daughters, Ady and Pam, and they shared a
	rewarding and devoted union for more than 57 years, until her
	passing; and
	WHEREAS, Held in great esteem by countless patrons for the
	friendly, honest, and reliable manner in which he conducted his
	businesses, Gene Johnson continually made good on his slogans
	"Service with a smile" and "A name you can trust," and he will be
	forever remembered with deep affection by all who shared in the
	richness of his life; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of M. E. "Gene" Johnson
	and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his
	daughters, Adrienne Purgason and her husband, Raymon, and Pamela
	Cirkiel and her husband, Martin; to his brother, Gaylon Johnson,
	and his wife, Jo; to his sister, Edna Hickey; to his grandsons, Lee
	Kinser and his wife, Kathy, Mike Kinser and his wife, Candace, and
	Shawn Cirkiel and his wife, Bria; to his granddaughter, Sarah
	Cirkiel; to his great-grandchildren, Loren, Amber, Morgan,
	Madison, Micah, and Makenna Kinser and Noah and Dylan Cirkiel; and
	to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in honor of Gene
	Johnson.
	Maldonado
	Straus Gattis Menendez
	Allen Geren Merritt
	Alonzo Giddings Miklos
	Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
	Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
	Anderson Guillen Moody
	Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
	Berman Hamilton Naishtat
	Bohac Hancock Oliveira
	Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
	Bonnen Harless Orr
	Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
	Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
	Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
	Burnam Hernandez Patrick
	Button Herrero Paxton
	Callegari Hilderbran Peña
	Castro Hochberg Phillips
	Chavez Hodge Pickett
	Chisum Homer Pierson
	Christian Hopson Pitts
	Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
	Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
	Cook Hughes Riddle
	Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
	Crabb Isett Ritter
	Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
	Creighton Jones Rose
	Crownover Keffer Sheffield
	Darby Kent Shelton
	Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
	Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
	Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
	Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
	Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
	Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
	Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
	Edwards Legler Thibaut
	Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
	Eissler Lewis Truitt
	Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
	England Madden Turner of Harris
	Farabee Maldonado Vaught
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Marquez Villarreal
	Fletcher Martinez Vo
	Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
	Flynn McCall Weber
	Frost McClendon Woolley
	Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 933 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on March 23, 2009.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House