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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, John Michael Percifield Sr., a beloved and respected |
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civic leader in Alvarado and Johnson County, passed away on |
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August 23, 2025, at the age of 84; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Fort Worth on May 23, 1941, John Percifield |
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was a fifth-generation resident of Alvarado and a descendant of the |
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McLeroy, Harris, Clayton, and Senter pioneer families; he graduated |
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from Alvarado High School in 1959 and went on to attend Texas A&M |
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University, where he was a proud member of the Fightin' Texas Aggie |
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Band and the Class of 1963; after earning his degree, he returned to |
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Alvarado and married the former Mary Schwartz, with whom he shared |
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61 years of love and companionship and raised two sons, Michael and |
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Paul; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Percifield dedicated his life to education and |
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public service; in addition to teaching at Cleburne High School for |
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a decade, he served multiple terms on the Alvarado Independent |
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School District Board of Trustees and distinguished himself through |
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his work as an assistant superintendent, business manager, and |
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teacher in Alvarado ISD until his retirement in 1997; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply committed to civic leadership, |
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Mr. Percifield contributed greatly to his community through his |
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service to the Johnson County MHMR board, the Bethany Water Supply |
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Corporation, the Johnson County Antique Tractor Club, the Alvarado |
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Economic Development Board, the Johnson County Historical |
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Commission, and the Glenwood Cemetery Association, where he |
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spearheaded the creation of the Veterans Memorial; moreover, he |
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played an instrumental role in preserving local history by |
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restoring Alvarado's original 1942 Ford fire truck and helping to |
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establish the Alvarado Heritage Museum; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Percifield was a lifelong member of First United |
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Methodist Church Alvarado, where he served more than 40 years as |
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chair of the board of trustees and was an enthusiastic supporter of |
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Boy Scouts of America programs; in recognition of his many |
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contributions to his fellow residents, he was honored as Alvaradoan |
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of the Year by the Alvarado Chamber of Commerce in 2013; he was also |
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inducted into the Alvarado ISD Hall of Excellence in 2017 and named |
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Citizen of the Year by the City of Alvarado in 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Remembered for his sense of humor, storytelling, |
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generosity, and devotion to his family, John Percifield embodied |
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the highest ideals of citizenship, and although he will be deeply |
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missed, he has left behind a legacy that will continue to resonate |
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in the community he loved and the countless lives he touched; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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John Michael Percifield Sr. and extend heartfelt sympathy to the |
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members of his family: to his wife, Mary Percifield; to his sons, |
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Michael Percifield and his wife, Teresa, and Paul Percifield and |
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his wife, Jennifer; to his grandchildren, Seth Rosser and his wife, |
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Brittney, Emilie Campbell and her husband, Clayton, Paul Percifield |
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Jr. and his wife, Lodie, Camden Percifield, Everett Percifield, and |
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Chloe Percifield; to his great-grandchildren, Riley and Grayson |
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Rosser and Brooks Campbell; and to his many other relatives and |
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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 John |
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Percifield. |