| |
| |
|
|
R E S O L U T I O N
|
|
|
WHEREAS, A full and rewarding life came to an end with the |
|
|
passing of John William Johnson on February 16, 2009, at the age of |
|
|
84; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Born in Sheridan, Wyoming, on October 6, 1924, to |
|
|
Jay and Marguerite Rose Johnson, John Johnson grew up in a log cabin |
|
|
with five siblings and no running water; following his graduation |
|
|
from Sheridan High School, he answered his nation's call to arms and |
|
|
served in the 273rd Infantry Division of the U.S. Army during World |
|
|
War II; he went on to earn a bachelor's degree from the University |
|
|
of Wyoming and a master's degree in civil engineering from the |
|
|
University of Illinois; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Mr. Johnson married the former Dottie Larsen, with |
|
|
whom he had three children, D'Ann, Douglas, and Janis, and the |
|
|
couple shared a rewarding life together until Mrs. Johnson's death |
|
|
in 1976; he was a career employee of Shell Chemical Company, and he |
|
|
relocated with his family several times before making Houston his |
|
|
permanent home; fortunate to find love a second time after becoming |
|
|
a widower, he married Sylvia Byler, who also predeceased him; she |
|
|
brought to their family her loved ones as well, and Mr. Johnson took |
|
|
great pleasure in spending time with their family and also enjoyed |
|
|
returning to his roots to go trout fishing in Wyoming; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Loyal, honest, and hardworking, John Johnson will |
|
|
always be remembered with great affection and admiration, and he |
|
|
leaves behind a legacy to treasure for those that held him dear; |
|
|
now, therefore, be it |
|
|
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
|
|
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of John William |
|
|
Johnson and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: |
|
|
to his children, D'Ann Johnson and her husband, Alan Pogue, and |
|
|
Douglas Johnson; to his stepchildren, Suzanne Meehan and Charles |
|
|
Byler; to his brothers, Charley and George Johnson; to his |
|
|
grandchildren, Angie Karr, Dustin Johnson, Sean McMurrey, and Kate |
|
|
Kelly; to his stepgrandchildren, Ray and Charlie McMurrey, Robert |
|
|
and Michelle Bearnth, and Julie and Kelly Byler; to his thirteen |
|
|
great-grandchildren; 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 memory of John |
|
|
Johnson. |