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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 855
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In Memory |
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of |
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Philip Johnson |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of the Reverend Monsignor Philip Johnson, |
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who died April 20, 2013, at the age of 74; and |
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WHEREAS, Philip Louis Johnson was born May 25, 1938, in |
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Fairfield, Maine, to Thelma Murphy Johnson and Gordon Emmet; he |
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moved with his family to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex as a |
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young man and graduated from Arlington High School; he attended |
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the University of Dallas and Assumption Seminary and was ordained |
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into the priesthood in 1964 at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Dallas; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, his pastoral assignments included |
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Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish in Dallas, Saint John the Apostle |
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Parish in North Richland Hills, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin |
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Mary Parish in Decatur, and Saint Mary Parish in Jacksboro; and |
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WHEREAS, He was the founding pastor of Saint Vincent de |
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Paul Parish in Arlington, and he served as pastor and pastor |
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emeritus of Saint Michael Parish in Bedford; in 2008, he was |
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appointed by His Holiness Benedict XVI as a Prelate of Honor to |
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His Holiness, with the title of Monsignor; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his career, Monsignor Johnson |
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served in a variety of capacities; he was a diocesan youth |
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director and served as president of the Priests' Senate and as a |
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Marriage Tribunal advocate; his community activities included |
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service on the boards of the Arlington Night Shelter and |
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Arlington Memorial Hospital; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of courage, strength, and compassion, he |
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gave unselfishly to others, and his wisdom, valued counsel, and |
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enthusiasm for living each day to the fullest will not be |
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forgotten; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of the Reverend Monsignor Philip Johnson; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of the Reverend Monsignor Philip Johnson. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 9, 2013, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |