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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Suzanne Schoenemann Johnson of Houston on June 15, 2011, |
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at the age of 73; and |
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WHEREAS, Suzanne Schoenemann was born in Wharton on October |
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15, 1937, to Burford and Ruth Struve Schoenemann; raised in |
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Brenham, she was a graduate of Brenham High School and Sam Houston |
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State University; and |
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WHEREAS, Miss Schoenemann was joined in matrimony to Edward |
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Durron Johnson in 1959, and they shared a loving relationship for |
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more than half a century; they were blessed with three children, |
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Edward, James, and Diane, and seven grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, A resident of Houston for over 50 years, |
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Mrs. Johnson was a former teacher and a longtime friend of the |
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Spring Branch Independent School District; while her children were |
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growing up, she volunteered as a Girl Scout and Cub Scout leader and |
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played an active role in the PTA, serving as president of that |
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organization at Bunker Hill Elementary School, Spring Branch Middle |
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School, and Memorial High School; and |
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WHEREAS, Among the other organizations to which she gave |
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generously of her time and talents were the Assistance League of |
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Houston and the Zeta Tau Alpha Alumni Association; she was also a |
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lifelong supporter of the Brenham Maifest and a valued member of |
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Chapelwood United Methodist Church, which she joined in 1962; and |
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WHEREAS, Beloved for her warmth, good cheer, and kind spirit, |
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Suzanne Johnson enriched immeasurably the lives of her family and |
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many friends, and they will forever hold her close in their hearts; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Suzanne Schoenemann |
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Johnson and extend sincere condolences to the members of her |
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family: to her sons, Edward Durron Johnson, Jr., and his wife, Jean |
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Dugat Johnson, and James Burford Johnson and his wife, Martha Moody |
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Johnson; to her daughter, Diane Johnson Taaffe, and her husband, |
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Peter K. Taaffe; to her mother, Ruth Struve Schoenemann; to her |
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grandchildren, Hope Johnson, Sydney Johnson, Sarah Margaret |
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Johnson, Philip Taaffe, Robert Taaffe, Mary Taaffe, and Michael |
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Taaffe; to her aunt, Ruby Luedemann; to her brother, Larry |
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Schoenemann, and his wife, Corliss Schoenemann; and to her other |
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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 her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Suzanne |
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Schoenemann Johnson. |
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Bohac |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1453 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 24, 2013. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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