H.R. No. 647

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Capitol community is mourning the loss of Gordon
	Robert Johnson, who passed away on March 16, 2025, at the age of 63;
	and
	WHEREAS, The son of Judith Cissna Scott Johnson and Robert
	Ellis Johnson, Gordon Johnson was born in Dallas on December 26,
	1961; his family moved to Austin when he was a child, and he
	practically grew up at the Capitol, where his father served as House
	parliamentarian and as executive director of the Texas Legislative
	Council; after earning a bachelor's degree in engineering from
	Texas A&M University and a law degree from South Texas College of
	Law, he practiced briefly in Houston; he spent the rest of his
	career in the family law firm, Johnson and Johnson, representing
	clients in both the public and private sectors; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Johnson had a deep understanding of the inner
	workings of state government, and he was able to resolve even the
	most complicated or controversial of issues; an advisor to numerous
	public officials, he served for many years as political director
	for House speaker Joe Straus, and he was instrumental in securing
	passage of the Texas Racing Act and other key legislation;
	good-natured and generous with his time and knowledge, he was a
	mentor to many; and
	WHEREAS, Above all, Mr. Johnson was devoted to his loved
	ones; he spent countless happy hours watching his son, Reed, play
	sports, and they enjoyed many adventures together, from
	international travel and deep sea fishing to hunting and working on
	the ranch; eventually, he knew the joy of welcoming a
	daughter-in-law, Taylor, and granddaughter, Jemma, into his
	family, and his fulfilling 28-year marriage to Julie Johnson
	brought him four treasured stepchildren; deeply kind, he cared for
	a number of foster dogs; and
	WHEREAS, While the death of Gordon Johnson brings
	immeasurable sorrow to his family and friends, he leaves behind a
	legacy that will long be treasured by all those who held him dear;
	now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Gordon Robert Johnson
	and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his
	wife, Julie Hull Johnson; to his son, Reed Johnson, and his wife,
	Taylor; to his grandchild, Jemma Johnson; to his siblings, Robert
	Ellis Johnson Jr. and his wife, Teresa, Stanley Scott Johnson, and
	Karen Johnson Pounds; to his stepchildren, Jennifer Coffee O'Neill,
	Elizabeth Coffee McQueen, Dr. Katherine Coffee Janus, and Benjamin
	Coffee; 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 Gordon
	Johnson.
	King
	Geren
	Ashby
	Darby
	Guillen
	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. 647 was unanimously adopted by a rising
	vote of the House on April 1, 2025.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House