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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The passing of Angela Kay Johnston of Lake Jackson |
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on April 20, 2023, at the age of 61, has brought an immeasurable |
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loss to her family and friends; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Angie Harrison was born in San Angelo on |
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March 23, 1962; the daughter of a naval officer, she moved around |
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the country with her family throughout her youth; in 1980, she |
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graduated from Lakewood High School in Tacoma, Washington, and she |
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subsequently pursued studies at Angelo State University; she |
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married Officer Scott Smith of the Odessa Police Department in |
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1984, and they became the parents of two daughters, Krystal and |
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Kelsie; and |
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WHEREAS, After her first husband tragically lost his life in |
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the line of duty in 1988, she was fortunate enough to find love a |
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second time with Billy Johnston; the couple married and settled in |
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Lake Jackson in 1993; Mrs. Johnston welcomed two more daughters, |
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Amber and Traci, into her blended family, and later in life, she |
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experienced the joy of becoming "Gigi" to her six grandchildren, |
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Noah, James, Robert, Mikey, Peyton, and Ethen; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Johnston was employed as a senior |
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administrative specialist for Dow Chemical Company and Olin |
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Corporation; deeply devoted to her faith, she was active at Willow |
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Drive Baptist Church, where she taught 9th and 10th grade Sunday |
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school alongside her husband for two decades; she was an |
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enthusiastic fan of the Houston Astros, and she also enjoyed taking |
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motorcycle rides with her loved ones and friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Angie Johnston is deeply missed, she will |
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forever hold a cherished place in the hearts of those whom she |
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blessed with her love, kindness, and friendship; now, therefore, be |
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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 Angela Kay Johnston |
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and extend profound sympathy to all who mourn her passing; and, be |
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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 Angela Kay |
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Johnston. |