Bill Text: TX HR1 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of John D. Clifton of Livingston.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-02 - Reported enrolled [HR1 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR1-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1 |
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WHEREAS, John D. Clifton of Livingston passed away on July | ||
18, 2021, at the age of 76, leaving behind many loved ones to | ||
treasure his memory; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Houston on October 19, 1944, John Clifton | ||
was the son of Joe Allison and Ellen Bernice Clifton; he enjoyed the | ||
companionship of four brothers, Michael, Joe, Jimmy, and Donnis, | ||
and two sisters, Debra and Deliah Sue, and during his childhood in | ||
Polk County, he attended school in Goodrich; in August 1968, he was | ||
drafted into the United States Army, and he was deployed to Long | ||
Binh, Vietnam, to serve in the 92nd Engineer Battalion; he rose to | ||
the rank of specialist 5, and after receiving an honorable | ||
discharge in March 1970, he returned to Goodrich; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Clifton benefited from his military experience | ||
in his civilian work as a surveyor; he went on to find employment | ||
with the Port of Houston Authority, where he earned promotion to | ||
field inspector in the engineering department and later retired | ||
after 25 years of service; and | ||
WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to his family, Mr. Clifton enjoyed | ||
the love and support of his wife, Frances, and his two children, | ||
Justin and Robin; he was further blessed with five grandchildren, | ||
Kim, Robert, Kade, Kane, and Lauren, and two great-grandchildren, | ||
Karlee and Elliott; he was a man of strong faith, as well as a proud | ||
veteran, a true patriot, and a loyal member of the Republican Party; | ||
in addition to spending time with his family, he enjoyed being | ||
outdoors and working on projects around his home; and | ||
WHEREAS, John Clifton lived a full and generous life | ||
surrounded by those he loved, and he will forever be remembered with | ||
great admiration and affection; 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 John D. Clifton and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his | ||
family: to his wife, Frances Clifton; to his children, Justin | ||
Clifton and his wife, Megan, and Robin Saxe and her husband, Scott; | ||
to his sister, Debra Clifton, and brother, Michael Clifton; to his | ||
grandchildren, Kim Lowery, Robert Rippy, Kade Clifton, Kane | ||
Clifton, and Lauren Leggett; to his great-grandchildren, Karlee | ||
Lowery and Elliott Lowery; to his sister- and brother-in-law, | ||
Elizabeth and Rock McGrath; to his special nieces, Sydney Elder, | ||
Alexis Ward, Ashley Ward, Alyssa Ward, Meagan Monroe, and Monica | ||
Murphy; and to his 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 John | ||
Clifton. | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
vote of the House on August 30, 2021. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||