H.R. No. 153

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, John Michael Percifield Sr., a beloved and respected
	civic leader in Alvarado and Johnson County, passed away on
	August 23, 2025, at the age of 84; and
	WHEREAS, Born in Fort Worth on May 23, 1941, John Percifield
	was a fifth-generation resident of Alvarado and a descendant of the
	McLeroy, Harris, Clayton, and Senter pioneer families; he graduated
	from Alvarado High School in 1959 and went on to attend Texas A&M
	University, where he was a proud member of the Fightin' Texas Aggie
	Band and the Class of 1963; after earning his degree, he returned to
	Alvarado and married the former Mary Schwartz, with whom he shared
	61 years of love and companionship and raised two sons, Michael and
	Paul; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Percifield dedicated his life to education and
	public service; in addition to teaching at Cleburne High School for
	a decade, he served multiple terms on the Alvarado Independent
	School District Board of Trustees and distinguished himself through
	his work as an assistant superintendent, business manager, and
	teacher in Alvarado ISD until his retirement in 1997; and
	WHEREAS, Deeply committed to civic leadership,
	Mr. Percifield contributed greatly to his community through his
	service to the Johnson County MHMR board, the Bethany Water Supply
	Corporation, the Johnson County Antique Tractor Club, the Alvarado
	Economic Development Board, the Johnson County Historical
	Commission, and the Glenwood Cemetery Association, where he
	spearheaded the creation of the Veterans Memorial; moreover, he
	played an instrumental role in preserving local history by
	restoring Alvarado's original 1942 Ford fire truck and helping to
	establish the Alvarado Heritage Museum; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Percifield was a lifelong member of First United
	Methodist Church Alvarado, where he served more than 40 years as
	chair of the board of trustees and was an enthusiastic supporter of
	Boy Scouts of America programs; in recognition of his many
	contributions to his fellow residents, he was honored as Alvaradoan
	of the Year by the Alvarado Chamber of Commerce in 2013; he was also
	inducted into the Alvarado ISD Hall of Excellence in 2017 and named
	Citizen of the Year by the City of Alvarado in 2023; and
	WHEREAS, Remembered for his sense of humor, storytelling,
	generosity, and devotion to his family, John Percifield embodied
	the highest ideals of citizenship, and although he will be deeply
	missed, he has left behind a legacy that will continue to resonate
	in the community he loved and the countless lives he touched; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
	Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of
	John Michael Percifield Sr. and extend heartfelt sympathy to the
	members of his family: to his wife, Mary Percifield; to his sons,
	Michael Percifield and his wife, Teresa, and Paul Percifield and
	his wife, Jennifer; to his grandchildren, Seth Rosser and his wife,
	Brittney, Emilie Campbell and her husband, Clayton, Paul Percifield
	Jr. and his wife, Lodie, Camden Percifield, Everett Percifield, and
	Chloe Percifield; to his great-grandchildren, Riley and Grayson
	Rosser and Brooks Campbell; and to his many other relatives and
	friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of John
	Percifield.
	Kerwin
	Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw
	Alders Guillen Morgan
	Allen Harless Muñoz
	Anchía Harris Noble
	Ashby Harris Davila Olcott
	Barry Harrison Oliverson
	Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz
	Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr
	Bernal Hernandez Patterson
	Bhojani Hickland Paul
	Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso
	Bowers Holt Perez of Harris
	Bryant Hopper Phelan
	Buckley Howard Pierson
	Bucy Hull Plesa
	Bumgarner Hunter Raymond
	Button Isaac Reynolds
	Cain Johnson Richardson
	Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos
	Canales Jones of Harris Romero
	Capriglione Kerwin Rose
	Cole King Rosenthal
	Collier Kitzman Schatzline
	Cook LaHood Schofield
	Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft
	Craddick Lambert Shaheen
	Cunningham Landgraf Shofner
	Curry Leach Simmons
	Darby Leo Wilson Slawson
	A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee
	Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller
	Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson
	DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico
	Dorazio Louderback Tepper
	Dutton Lowe Thompson
	Dyson Lozano Tinderholt
	Fairly Lujan Toth
	Flores Luther Troxclair
	Frank Manuel Turner
	Gámez Martinez VanDeaver
	Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut
	Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos
	Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell
	Gates Metcalf Vo
	Gerdes Meyer Walle
	Geren Meza Ward Johnson
	Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton
	González of Dallas Moody Wilson
	González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu
	Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 153 was unanimously adopted by a rising
	vote of the House on September 3, 2025.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House