Bill Text: TX HR881 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: In memory of Mary "Sue" Cunningham Johnston of San Antonio.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-10 - Reported enrolled [HR881 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR881-Introduced.html
Bill Title: In memory of Mary "Sue" Cunningham Johnston of San Antonio.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-10 - Reported enrolled [HR881 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR881-Introduced.html
88R20222 AMB-D | ||
By: Allison | H.R. No. 881 |
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WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Mary Cunningham | ||
Johnston of San Antonio were deeply saddened by her passing on | ||
December 14, 2022, at the age of 77; and | ||
WHEREAS, The daughter of George and Georgia Genevieve | ||
Cunningham, the former "Sue" Cunningham was born in San Antonio on | ||
June 13, 1945, and she grew up in Uvalde with the companionship of | ||
her older sister, Barbara Jane; after graduating from high school, | ||
she attended The University of Texas at Austin, where she was a | ||
member of Alpha Delta Pi; on a blind date at Crider's Rodeo & | ||
Dancehall in Hunt, she met her future husband, Wayne Johnston, who | ||
was drafted and deployed to Germany in 1966, during the Vietnam War; | ||
the couple exchanged wedding vows on November 7, 1968, in | ||
Baumholder, Germany, and they went on to share 54 years of marriage | ||
before his passing in July 2022; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Johnstons returned to Texas shortly after their | ||
wedding and settled in Lubbock; Mrs. Johnston went on to earn a | ||
master's degree in education from Texas Tech University and began | ||
her teaching career at Slaton Elementary School; in 1973, the | ||
couple moved to San Antonio, where she taught at Clear Spring | ||
Elementary School for more than a decade; she left the field of | ||
education in 1985 and became a certified travel agent, which | ||
enabled the family to travel around the world; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Johnston was the loving mother of two children, | ||
Jamie Lynn and Wayne Bryson, and with the passing years, she had the | ||
privilege of seeing her family grow to include two grandchildren, | ||
Benton and Jack; she delighted in celebrating special occasions | ||
with her loved ones and in creating a happy, comforting, and | ||
welcoming home for her family, her friends, and her two loyal dogs, | ||
Petey and Ryder; moreover, she was a valued member of Northwood | ||
Presbyterian Church, and in her leisure time, she enjoyed arts and | ||
crafts; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although Sue Johnston will be greatly missed, she | ||
has left her family and friends with a wealth of memories that they | ||
will forever cherish; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Mary Cunningham | ||
Johnston and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn her | ||
passing; 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 Sue | ||
Johnston. |