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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends were deeply saddened by the |
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passing of Clifford Hastings Johnson on February 26, 2025, at the |
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age of 76; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Columbus, Georgia, "Hasty" Johnson attended |
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Woodberry Forest School in Virginia and earned a bachelor's degree |
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in industrial engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology; |
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he went on to serve his country in the U.S. Navy as a supply officer |
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on the Mediterranean front; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1975, Mr. Johnson received his MBA from Harvard |
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Business School, and he joined Hines, a Houston-based real estate |
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investment, development, and management firm, in 1978; he spent 45 |
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years with the company, retiring as vice chair in 2023; over the |
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course of his tenure, he initiated the firm's acquisition program |
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and developed the investment management business; he also served on |
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the executive and investment committees; and |
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WHEREAS, Despite his busy professional life, Mr. Johnson |
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always made time for recreational activities, including hiking, |
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skiing, windsurfing, biking, fishing, and bird hunting; he climbed |
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the Matterhorn, explored remote areas of Africa, went diving in the |
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South Pacific, and fished the jetties of Matagorda Bay; |
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accompanying him on many of his adventures was Sis, his beloved wife |
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of 46 years, and his daughters, Alice and Ann; and |
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WHEREAS, Known for his integrity, his sense of humor, and his |
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adventurous spirit, Hasty Johnson brightened the world for all who |
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knew him, and they will forever hold him close in their hearts; 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 hereby pay tribute to the life of Clifford Hastings |
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Johnson and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Edith H. "Sis" Johnson; to his daughters, Alice |
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Hastings Johnson and Ann Morrow Johnson and her husband, Francisco |
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Rivera; to his siblings, Gwynn Polidoro, Lloyd Johnson, and Joel |
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Johnson; and to his other relatives and 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 Hasty |
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Johnson. |