Bill Text: TX SR21 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Herbert G. Johnson Sr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-08-16 - Reported enrolled [SR21 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR21-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Herbert G. Johnson Sr. | ||
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the | ||
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas in mourning the loss of | ||
Principal Chief Herbert G. Johnson Sr., who died August 9, 2021, | ||
at the age of 79; and | ||
WHEREAS, A member of the Beaver Clan, this beloved tribe | ||
leader served his people in numerous capacities throughout his | ||
life; he was a patient mentor and youth advocate, and he inspired | ||
others to joyfully uphold long-held tribal traditions and | ||
values; and | ||
WHEREAS, Herbert Johnson was born on April 3, 1942, on | ||
the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Indian Reservation near | ||
Livingston; he attended Jacksonville College, where he earned | ||
all-American status for his record-setting 1963 basketball | ||
season; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Johnson was twice elected to the Tribe | ||
Council, and he served as director of tribal security for 21 | ||
years; he was elected second chief of the tribe in 2013, and he | ||
stepped in as principal chief, the tribe's Mikko Choba Skalaaba, | ||
in 2020; the esteemed community leader also served as an elder at | ||
the Indian Presbyterian Church, and he was a member of the Big | ||
Sandy Independent School District School Board for 48 years; and | ||
WHEREAS, Herbert Johnson guided the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe | ||
of Texas with strength, wisdom, and compassion, and he leaves | ||
behind a legacy of service and leadership that will inspire tribe | ||
members for generations to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby extend sincere | ||
condolences to the bereaved family of Herbert G. Johnson Sr.; | ||
and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas | ||
Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in | ||
memory of Mr. Herbert Johnson. | ||
Nichols | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on August 16, 2021, by | ||
a rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |