Bill Text: TX HR100 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Robert Carl Johnson.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-18 - Reported enrolled [HR100 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR100-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 100 |
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WHEREAS, A life dedicated to the service of his nation has | ||
drawn to a close with the death of retired U.S. Marine Corps Colonel | ||
Robert Carl Johnson on October 31, 2020, at the age of 85; and | ||
WHEREAS, Bob Johnson was born on June 5, 1935, in | ||
Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Vernon and Della Johnson, and he grew up | ||
with two siblings, Donald and Marilyn; in 1955, he married the | ||
former Nancy Nichols, and the couple went on to share a rewarding | ||
union that spanned 65 years; he was the proud father of two | ||
children, Michael and Catherine, and later in life, he was blessed | ||
with three grandsons; and | ||
WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty, Mr. Johnson | ||
enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1955 and trained as a pilot; | ||
during the Vietnam War, he flew 500 combat missions, including 39 | ||
missions launched from aircraft carriers and one in which he was | ||
forced to eject from a plane after an engine malfunction; he retired | ||
from the marines in June 1983 at the rank of colonel, having logged | ||
5,100 hours of flight time over the course of his career; and | ||
WHEREAS, Colonel Johnson remained proud of his military | ||
service and stayed faithful to his fellow veterans through the | ||
years, and he played a leading role in the establishment of the Wise | ||
County Veterans Memorial Park in Decatur and the Wise County | ||
Veterans Memorial Museum in Bridgeport; committed to the effort to | ||
bring a veterans hospital to Bridgeport, he continued to make phone | ||
calls in support of the project from his hospital bed, until the end | ||
of his life; and | ||
WHEREAS, A devoted family man and a proud marine, Bob Johnson | ||
earned the admiration of all who knew him, and he will forever hold | ||
a special place in their hearts; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Colonel (Ret.) | ||
Robert Carl Johnson and extend heartfelt sympathy to his relatives | ||
and many 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 Robert Carl | ||
Johnson. | ||
King of Parker | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 100 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on March 10, 2021. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||