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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life lived with joy and purpose drew to a close |
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with the passing of Roy Chester Johnson of Killeen on February 7, |
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2023, at the age of 59; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Theron and Gail Johnson, Roy Johnson was |
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born in Fort Hood on March 25, 1963; he graduated from Ellison High |
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School, where he formed many lifelong friendships; dedicated to |
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helping his fellow citizens, he worked for the sanitation |
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department before joining the Killeen Fire Department; he was a |
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dispatcher for 10 years and served for three decades as a volunteer |
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fireman; an animal lover, he was later employed as field supervisor |
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with the Animal Services Division of the Killeen Police Department |
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for 10 years until his retirement; he went on to drive a school bus |
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for the Killeen Independent School District, and his kindness made |
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him a great favorite with his young passengers; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Johnson shared a fulfilling marriage of 38 years |
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with his wife, Brenda; he was the proud father of 4 children, John, |
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Chad, Melissa, and Heather, and eventually, his treasured family |
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grew to include 12 grandchildren; in his free time, he loved to |
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visit his favorite place, Port Aransas, to watch dolphins, walk the |
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jetties, and do some deep-sea fishing; he enjoyed making people |
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laugh and playing pranks, and his warmth and honesty endeared him to |
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all; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Roy Johnson is deeply missed by those he |
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left behind, they will forever treasure their memories of his sunny |
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personality and his great devotion to his family and his community; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Roy Chester Johnson |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Brenda Johnson; to his children, John Daniel Jamieson III and |
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his wife, Anna, Chad Andrew Jamieson and his wife, Tiffany, Melissa |
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Jamieson Heminover and her husband, Keith, and Heather Johnson and |
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her husband, Rodney; to his father, Sergeant Major (Ret.) Theron L. |
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Johnson; to his sisters, Gail Stokes and Michele Johnson-Denney and |
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her husband, Frank; to his 12 grandchildren; and to his other |
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relatives and many 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 Roy |
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Johnson. |
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Buckley |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 530 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 16, 2023. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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