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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Countless residents of Temple will cherish their |
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memories of widely admired businessman and civic leader Eldo |
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Johnson, who died on March 4, 2011, at the age of 81; and |
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WHEREAS, Eldo Johnson was born in Temple on November 16, |
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1929, to Quitney William and Annie Elizabeth Crawford Johnson; he |
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was a star athlete at Temple High School, playing on the Wildcats |
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football team and serving as a four-year starter on the basketball |
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team; he went on to attend Texas Tech University on a football |
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scholarship; and |
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WHEREAS, After living briefly in Fort Worth and San Antonio, |
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Mr. Johnson returned to his hometown and worked in the insurance |
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business, retiring in 1994; he remained passionately involved in |
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local athletics, from youth baseball to Temple College basketball, |
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which his son, Kirby, has coached since 1987; he attended countless |
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games over the years, providing encouragement to players of all |
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ages; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Johnson also gave generously of his time and |
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energy in such roles as board president of the Temple Independent |
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School District and president of the Temple Chamber of Commerce and |
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the Temple Kiwanis Club; moreover, he was a longtime member of the |
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First United Methodist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Eldo Johnson lived a caring and purposeful life |
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dedicated to his family and his fellow citizens, and he will forever |
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be remembered with deep affection by all those who held him dear; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Eldo Johnson and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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sons, Brad Johnson, Kirby Johnson and his wife, Kim, Kyle Johnson |
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and his wife, Amy, and Joel Johnson and his wife, Shari; to his |
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grandchildren, Justin, Jordan, Courtney, Tyler, Tanner, Taylor, |
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Daniel, Nick, Ben, Grace, and Jacob Johnson and Tara Campbell; to |
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his great-grandsons, Kade Sanchez, Jay Johnson, Carson Campbell, |
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and Carter Johnson; to his brother, Elbert Johnson, and his wife, |
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Francene; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Eldo |
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Johnson. |
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Sheffield |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1151 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 14, 2011. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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