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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jo Ann Johnson is retiring from the Houston Parks |
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and Recreation Department in 2023, drawing to a close an exemplary |
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career that has spanned more than three decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Hired in 1989, Ms. Johnson served as facility |
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manager for over a year at Sunnyside Community Center and for nine |
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years at the historic Emancipation Community Center; in her role as |
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recreation supervisor, she has overseen Godwin, Platou, |
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Sharpstown, Sunnyside, Cherryhurst, and Lansdale Community |
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Centers; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Johnson has assisted with numerous annual |
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events hosted by her department and the City of Houston, among them |
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Tour de Houston, Juneteenth, National Night Out, back-to-school |
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health fairs, and the Special Olympics; moreover, she has advanced |
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the mission of Parks and Recreation by forming partnerships with |
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such organizations as the Chauncy Glover Project, Hire Houston |
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Youth, the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, the Houston Independent |
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School District, and the AARP; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to her profession, Ms. Johnson joined the |
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Texas Recreation and Park Society, and during her 16 years with the |
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association, she served on several committees and received a Lone |
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Star programming award; as a member of its Minorities in Leisure |
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Services branch, she held a seat on the board for several Texas |
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districts; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Johnson graduated from Booker T. Washington |
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High School in 1974; she is the proud mother of three children, |
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Sophelia Joi Johnson-Dixon, Shavonda Johnson, and Jaron Johnson; a |
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woman of faith, she has been a valued congregant of Mt. Pilgrim |
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Missionary Baptist Church for 67 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her skill, professionalism, and commitment |
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to excellence, Jo Ann Johnson has made valuable contributions to |
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the Houston Parks and Recreation Department, and as she embarks on |
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the next exciting chapter of her life, she may indeed reflect with |
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pride on her accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Jo Ann Johnson on her retirement |
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from the Houston Parks and Recreation Department and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Johnson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |