| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1214 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Jo Ann Johnson is retiring from the Houston Parks |
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| 6 | 6 | | and Recreation Department in 2023, drawing to a close an exemplary |
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| 7 | 7 | | career that has spanned more than three decades; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Hired in 1989, Ms. Johnson served as facility |
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| 9 | 9 | | manager for over a year at Sunnyside Community Center and for nine |
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| 10 | 10 | | years at the historic Emancipation Community Center; in her role as |
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| 11 | 11 | | recreation supervisor, she has overseen Godwin, Platou, |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sharpstown, Sunnyside, Cherryhurst, and Lansdale Community |
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| 13 | 13 | | Centers; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Johnson has assisted with numerous annual |
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| 15 | 15 | | events hosted by her department and the City of Houston, among them |
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| 16 | 16 | | Tour de Houston, Juneteenth, National Night Out, back-to-school |
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| 17 | 17 | | health fairs, and the Special Olympics; moreover, she has advanced |
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| 18 | 18 | | the mission of Parks and Recreation by forming partnerships with |
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| 19 | 19 | | such organizations as the Chauncy Glover Project, Hire Houston |
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| 20 | 20 | | Youth, the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, the Houston Independent |
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| 21 | 21 | | School District, and the AARP; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Dedicated to her profession, Ms. Johnson joined the |
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| 23 | 23 | | Texas Recreation and Park Society, and during her 16 years with the |
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| 24 | 24 | | association, she served on several committees and received a Lone |
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| 25 | 25 | | Star programming award; as a member of its Minorities in Leisure |
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| 26 | 26 | | Services branch, she held a seat on the board for several Texas |
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| 27 | 27 | | districts; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Johnson graduated from Booker T. Washington |
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| 29 | 29 | | High School in 1974; she is the proud mother of three children, |
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| 30 | 30 | | Sophelia Joi Johnson-Dixon, Shavonda Johnson, and Jaron Johnson; a |
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| 31 | 31 | | woman of faith, she has been a valued congregant of Mt. Pilgrim |
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| 32 | 32 | | Missionary Baptist Church for 67 years; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, Through her skill, professionalism, and commitment |
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| 34 | 34 | | to excellence, Jo Ann Johnson has made valuable contributions to |
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| 35 | 35 | | the Houston Parks and Recreation Department, and as she embarks on |
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| 36 | 36 | | the next exciting chapter of her life, she may indeed reflect with |
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| 37 | 37 | | pride on her accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 39 | 39 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Jo Ann Johnson on her retirement |
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| 40 | 40 | | from the Houston Parks and Recreation Department and extend to her |
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| 41 | 41 | | sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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| 42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 43 | | prepared for Ms. Johnson as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 44 | 44 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 45 | 45 | | Jones of Harris |
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| 46 | 46 | | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 48 | 48 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1214 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 49 | 49 | | 6, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 50 | 50 | | ______________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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