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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through family, faith, and service |
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to others drew to a close with the passing of Merline Clack Johnson |
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on May 9, 2011, at the age of 69; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Seguin to Herff and Callie Clack on March 15, |
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1942, Merline Clack graduated from Ball High School in Seguin in |
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1960; a year later, she met and married Prince Albert Johnson of |
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Detroit, who was serving in the United States Air Force and was |
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stationed at Randolph Air Force Base; the couple were blessed with |
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four sons, Quinton, Andre, Reginald, and Marcel; and |
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WHEREAS, After Mr. Johnson's honorable discharge, the family |
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relocated to Detroit, where Mrs. Johnson became a licensed |
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practical nurse; she began her nursing career in 1976 at Henry Ford |
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Hospital, where she was on the staff of the general practice |
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neurological-neurosurgical patient care unit for 10 years; |
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throughout her tenure at the facility, she was commended for her |
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exceptional service, patient care, and professionalism by both her |
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nursing supervisors and the neuroscience clinical instructors; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1986, Mrs. Johnson returned to Texas, moving to |
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San Antonio to be closer to her family and to help care for her aging |
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parents; she was employed in the medical center at Methodist |
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Hospital for 12 years before retiring, though she occasionally |
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worked as a private duty and part-time nurse for the remainder of |
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her life; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, Mrs. Johnson was an active member |
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of several different church congregations; she first belonged to |
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Unity Baptist Church in Seguin and served as its church secretary; |
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she later joined Third New Hope Baptist Church in Detroit, the |
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Resurrection Baptist Church in Schertz, and, most recently, the |
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Bethlehem Baptist Church in Mansfield; her cheerfulness, patience, |
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and kind and gentle nature made her ideally suited to participate in |
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the ushers and nurses ministry, and she did so for more than 25 |
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years; and |
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WHEREAS, While the death of Merline Johnson has brought great |
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sorrow to her family and friends, she leaves behind a legacy that |
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will long be treasured by all who had the good fortune to know her; |
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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 life of Merline Clack Johnson |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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sons, Quinton Paul Johnson and his wife, Ina, Reginald DeWayne |
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Johnson and his wife, Merlinda, Andre Johnson, and Marcel Lamont |
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Johnson and his wife, Angela; to her grandchildren, Reginald, |
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Andrea, Gina, Kayla, and Nicholas; to her sisters, Frances |
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McClinton, Lena Thomas and her husband, Julius, and Dorothy |
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Williams and her husband, Lester; to her brother, Connie Clack, and |
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his wife, Stella; and to her other relatives and friends; 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 her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Merline |
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Johnson. |
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McClendon |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2426 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 30, 2011. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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