Bill Text: TX HR64 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Principal Chief Herbert G. Johnson Sr. of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-08 - Reported enrolled [HR64 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR64-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 64 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas lost an admired | ||
| leader with the passing of Principal Chief Herbert G. Johnson Sr. on | ||
| August 9, 2021, at the age of 79; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A member of the Beaver Clan, Herbert Johnson was | ||
| born on April 3, 1942, on the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation | ||
| near Livingston; after graduating from high school, he studied at | ||
| Jacksonville College, where he enjoyed a successful basketball | ||
| career; among his many achievements, he earned All-American | ||
| recognition in 1963, and he was later honored by the college as a | ||
| Distinguished Alumnus; he also briefly attended the University of | ||
| Houston, and he went on to obtain certification from Kilgore | ||
| College and the Angelina Criminal Justice Center as an East Texas | ||
| Police Academy reserve officer; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Johnson served two terms on the | ||
| Alabama-Coushatta Tribal Council and worked as the tribal security | ||
| director for more than two decades before his retirement in 2012; | ||
| the following year, he was elected as the tribe's second chief, and | ||
| he held that position until January 1, 2020, when he was installed | ||
| as principal chief, or Mikko Choba Skalaaba; along the way, he | ||
| served with the tribe's volunteer fire department and managed | ||
| tribal softball and basketball leagues, and he was a member of the | ||
| Big Sandy Independent School District Board of Trustees for 48 | ||
| years; a man of deep faith, he was also a deacon and elder of the | ||
| Indian Presbyterian Church; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Johnson benefited from the | ||
| love and support of his wife, Deloris; he was the proud father of | ||
| five children, Davie, Delbert, Retha, Herbert, and Heather, and he | ||
| had the pleasure of welcoming into his family numerous | ||
| grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to his community, Mikko Choba | ||
| Skalaaba Herbert Johnson made a meaningful difference in the lives | ||
| of his loved ones and fellow citizens alike, and his contributions | ||
| to the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas will continue to resonate | ||
| in the years to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
| of Principal Chief Herbert G. Johnson Sr. and extend deepest | ||
| sympathy to all who mourn his passing; 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 Chief | ||
| Herbert Johnson. | ||
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| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 64 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
| vote of the House on August 30, 2021. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
