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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 333
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In Memory |
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Gordon Johnson |
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WHEREAS, The Capitol community is mourning the loss of |
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Gordon Robert Johnson, who passed away on March 16, 2025, at the |
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age of 63; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Judith Cissna Scott Johnson and Robert |
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Ellis Johnson, Gordon Johnson was born in Dallas on December 26, |
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1961; his family moved to Austin when he was a child, and he |
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practically grew up at the Capitol, where his father served as |
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House parliamentarian and as executive director of the Texas |
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Legislative Council; after earning a bachelor's degree in |
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engineering from Texas A&M University and a law degree from South |
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Texas College of Law, he practiced briefly in Houston; he spent |
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the rest of his career in the family law firm, Johnson and |
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Johnson, representing clients in both the public and private |
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sectors; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Johnson had a deep understanding of the inner |
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workings of state government, and he was able to resolve even the |
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most complicated or controversial of issues; an advisor to |
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numerous public officials, he served for many years as political |
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director for House speaker Joe Straus, and he was instrumental in |
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securing passage of the Texas Racing Act and other key |
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legislation; good-natured and generous with his time and |
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knowledge, he was a mentor to many; and |
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WHEREAS, Above all, Mr. Johnson was devoted to his loved |
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ones; he spent countless happy hours watching his son, Reed, play |
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sports, and they enjoyed many adventures together, from |
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international travel and deep sea fishing to hunting and working |
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on the ranch; eventually, he knew the joy of welcoming a |
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daughter-in-law, Taylor, and granddaughter, Jemma, into his |
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family, and his fulfilling 28-year marriage to Julie Johnson |
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brought him four treasured stepchildren; deeply kind, he cared |
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for a number of foster dogs; and |
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WHEREAS, While the death of Gordon Johnson brings |
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immeasurable sorrow to his family and friends, he leaves behind a |
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legacy that will long be treasured by all those who held him dear; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Gordon Robert |
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Johnson and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: |
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to his wife, Julie Hull Johnson; to his son, Reed Johnson, and his |
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wife, Taylor; to his grandchild, Jemma Johnson; to his siblings, |
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Robert Ellis Johnson Jr. and his wife, Teresa, Stanley Scott |
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Johnson, and Karen Johnson Pounds; to his stepchildren, Jennifer |
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Coffee O'Neill, Elizabeth Coffee McQueen, Dr. Katherine Coffee |
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Janus, and Benjamin Coffee; 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 Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Gordon Johnson. |
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Alvarado |
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| Cook |
Hinojosa of Hidalgo |
Miles |
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| Eckhardt |
Hinojosa of Nueces |
Nichols |
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Patrick, President of the Senate |
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________________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 27, 2025, by a |
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rising vote. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |