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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Dr. Edward Durron Johnson of Houston, who passed away on |
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November 7, 2011, at the age of 76; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Grand Junction, Colorado, on March 1, 1935, |
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the son of Sidney Wood and Bessie Dodge Johnson, Eddie Johnson moved |
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to San Antonio with his family in 1942 and then to Houston at the end |
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of the Second World War; he attended Stephen F. Austin High School |
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in the Bayou City and distinguished himself as an Eagle Scout, a |
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varsity cheerleader, and a member of the swim team; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Johnson subsequently headed to The University |
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of Texas at Austin, where he joined the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity |
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and the UT swim team; in 1957, he was named an All-American |
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collegiate swimmer and recognized with the Bob Cone Memorial Team |
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Spirit Award; after graduation, he returned to Houston to study at |
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The University of Texas School of Dentistry, where he was a member |
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of the Psi Omega fraternity; he worked as a lifeguard during dental |
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school, and one day while on duty he met a young woman named Suzanne |
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Schoenemann; the two were married in Brenham in 1959; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than half a century, Dr. Johnson ran a |
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successful dental practice in Houston; he also gave generously of |
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his time to his community as a coach, Scout volunteer, and active |
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member of Chapelwood United Methodist Church; in addition, he |
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supported the Texas Swimming Association and his undergraduate |
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fraternity, and he was recognized with awards from both |
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organizations for his contributions over the years; in 1996, he was |
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inducted into The University of Texas System Chancellor's Council; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Along with vigorously cheering on his alma mater and |
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its sports teams, Dr. Johnson enjoyed early morning handball games |
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at the downtown Houston YMCA and spending time at his ranch in |
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Giddings; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Dr. Johnson was supported |
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by his loving wife, Suzanne, with whom he shared more than five |
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decades of marriage before her passing; they became the parents of |
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three adored children, Edward, Diane, and James, who joined his |
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father's dental practice in 1991; Dr. Johnson ultimately saw his |
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family grow to include seven grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, profession, and community, |
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Dr. Johnson led a rich and purposeful life, and he will always be |
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remembered with great admiration and affection by all those who |
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were privileged to know him; 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 memory of Dr. Edward Durron |
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Johnson and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his children, Edward Durron Johnson, Jr., and his wife, |
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Jean, James Burford Johnson and his wife, Martha, and Diane Johnson |
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Taaffe and her husband, Peter; to his grandchildren, Hope, Sydney, |
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and Sarah Margaret Johnson and Philip, Robert, Mary, and Michael |
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Taaffe; to his mother-in-law, Ruth Schoenemann; to his |
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brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Larry and Corliss Schoenemann; |
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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 Edward |
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Durron Johnson. |
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Bohac |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1454 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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