Bill Text: TX HR143 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: In memory of Shirley Ann Johnson.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-19 - Reported enrolled [HR143 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR143-Introduced.html
Bill Title: In memory of Shirley Ann Johnson.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-19 - Reported enrolled [HR143 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR143-Introduced.html
87S30098 BPG-D | ||
By: Turner of Tarrant | H.R. No. 143 |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories | ||
of Shirley Ann Johnson, who passed away on August 29, 2021, at the | ||
age of 77; and | ||
WHEREAS, The youngest child of William and Helen Boyd, | ||
Shirley Johnson was born in Norfolk, Virginia, on June 21, 1944; her | ||
mother later married Thomas Joyner, and they raised her with the | ||
company of her younger sister, Thomasine; after graduating from | ||
Booker T. Washington High School, she was joined in matrimony to the | ||
love of her life, Rolland L. Johnson Sr.; they were blessed with two | ||
children, Rolland and Nicole; and | ||
WHEREAS, After the couple settled in Dale City, Virginia, | ||
Mrs. Johnson became active in the children's ministry at Little | ||
Union Baptist Church in neighboring Dumfries; she gathered her | ||
family around the kitchen table for Saturday board games, as well as | ||
nightly meals, and she welcomed many local youngsters into her | ||
happy home; between work and her children's activities, she was | ||
kept very busy, but she made time to participate in civic life; as a | ||
delegate to the 1984 Virginia State Democratic Convention, she | ||
proudly cast her vote for Jesse Jackson's presidential candidacy; | ||
she loved to play softball and volleyball and enjoyed summer | ||
vacations at the beach with family and friends, as well as getaways | ||
and cruises with her husband; and | ||
WHEREAS, A job transfer brought Mrs. and Mr. Johnson to Fort | ||
Worth, and they became valued members of First St. John Cathedral, | ||
serving as deaconess and deacon; Mrs. Johnson delighted in her role | ||
as the treasured "Nana" of nine grandchildren, and she happily | ||
chauffeured them everywhere, celebrated their special moments, and | ||
treated them to her famous oatmeal cookies and macaroni and cheese; | ||
even when battling cancer, she set an example of grace, courage, | ||
faith, and resilience; and | ||
WHEREAS, Shirley Johnson lived a caring and purposeful life, | ||
and she will forever be remembered with deep affection by all who | ||
held her close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of | ||
Shirley Ann Johnson and extend sincere condolences to her loved | ||
ones: to her husband, Rolland L. Johnson Sr.; to her children, | ||
Rolland L. Johnson Jr. and his wife, Corine, and Texas State | ||
Representative Nicole D. Collier and her husband, Gary; to her | ||
grandchildren, Courtney, Lindsey, Tremaine, Eve, Cameron, Jay, | ||
Chris, Astane, and Jasmynne; to her great-grandchildren, Sydney, | ||
Hazel, Pearl, Golden, Mo'ney, and Boss; to her sister, Thomasine | ||
Hinchey; to her brother-in-law, Walter B. Johnson Jr.; and to her | ||
many other relatives and friends; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of | ||
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Shirley Ann | ||
Johnson. |