Bill Text: TX HR584 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Johnny Welton Self.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-30 - Reported enrolled [HR584 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR584-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 584 |
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WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Johnny Welton Self were | ||
deeply saddened by his passing on December 21, 2022, at the age of | ||
72; and | ||
WHEREAS, John Self was born to Helen Self Hickman and Jonas | ||
Banks on January 29, 1950, in Zachary, Louisiana, and he grew up | ||
with the companionship of four siblings, Clarence, Billy, Barbara, | ||
and Ernest; after graduating from Chaneyville High School, he | ||
obtained a bachelor's degree in business management at Southern | ||
University in Baton Rouge; and | ||
WHEREAS, A trailblazer throughout his career, Mr. Self was | ||
the first Black firefighter to serve with the Arlington Fire | ||
Department, beginning his tenure in 1973, and he went on to work for | ||
the office of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts for several | ||
years; when he was hired by TXU Energy/Oncor in 1999, he was the | ||
first African American customer service representative at the | ||
company, and with his appointment as vice president in 2004, he | ||
became the first Black male to hold that post; his responsibilities | ||
encompassed government affairs, and he emerged as a well-known | ||
figure at the State Capitol, serving as a trusted advisor to | ||
numerous elected officials; after retiring from TXU Energy/Oncor in | ||
2008, he continued to work as a political consultant in Austin; and | ||
WHEREAS, From an early age, Mr. Self was sustained by a deep | ||
and abiding faith; a longtime congregant of Mount Olive Baptist | ||
Church, he was a member of the executive board as well as a deacon, | ||
usher, and Sunday school teacher; moreover, he played an | ||
instrumental role in the construction of Lucille Baptist Church in | ||
Palmer; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Self enjoyed the love and | ||
support of his wife, Bea, with whom he shared a rewarding marriage | ||
that spanned nearly five decades; he took great pride in their | ||
children, Jeremy and Jarita, and over the years, he had the pleasure | ||
of welcoming three grandchildren into the family; and | ||
WHEREAS, An accomplished professional, an engaged citizen, | ||
and a devoted family man, John Self leaves behind a record of good | ||
works and impressive achievements that his loved ones can remember | ||
with pride; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Johnny Welton Self and | ||
extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, | ||
Beatrice Self; to his children, Jeremy Self and his wife, Angela, | ||
and Jarita Gardner and her husband, Troy; to his grandchildren, | ||
Tristan, Tatum, and Troy Johnny; to his siblings, Clarence Self and | ||
his wife, Dafiney, Billy Self, and Barbara Anderson; to his | ||
sisters-in-law, Mary Tapps, Gladys Bets, Dorothy Shaw and her | ||
husband, David, Shirley Tapps, Barbara Netters, Pamela Jackson, and | ||
Diana Davis; to his brother-in-law, Raymond Tapps and his wife, | ||
Gayle; and to his other 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 Johnny | ||
Self. | ||
Collier | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 584 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on March 30, 2023. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||