TITLE: In memory of Margaret Johnson.

SUMMARY: In memory of Margaret Johnson.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Margaret Johnson, a loving matriarch and admired businesswoman who passed away on December 30, 2010, at the age of 94; and WHEREAS, The daughter of Carl and Anna Heussner, the former Margaret Heussner was born in Waco on November 13, 1916; in 1935, she married Jack Johnson, and together they embarked on a loving journey that spanned more than five decades; along the way, they were blessed with a son, Bill, and with the passing years the family grew to include 4 granddaughters and 12 great-grandchildren; and WHEREAS, At the height of the Great Depression, the Johnsons operated a grocery store on 3rd and Speight in Waco; they were known for their generosity and willingness to give credit at a time when others could not; for their next business venture, they founded Johnson Roofing; Mr. Johnson ran the field operations while Mrs. Johnson ran the office and kept the books of this very successful enterprise, which is celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2011; and WHEREAS, In 1952, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson brought the first registered Appaloosa horses to Texas; from that purchase they built one of the largest herds of that breed in the world and created the JMB Appaloosa Ranch; the couple also started the Johnson Horse Auction, a popular biweekly event that was a focal point of Central Texas horse culture for more than three and a half decades, with Mrs. Johnson serving as its secretary; and WHEREAS, In recent years, Mrs. Johnson continued to take great joy in attending church services and in dining out with her growing family; in addition, she often invited soldiers from Fort Hood to the JMB Ranch for parties and hosted a riding school for children; and WHEREAS, Margaret Johnson inspired those who were privileged to know her with her energy, strong faith, charitable nature, and commitment to her ideals, and she will long be remembered with deep admiration and affection; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Margaret Johnson and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her son, Bill Johnson, and his wife, Peggy; to her granddaughters, Sherri McDonald and her husband, Bob, Shawn Brown and her husband, Kelly, Gayla Dwyer and her husband, Doug, and Kellie Cashion and her husband, Tony; to her great-grandchildren, Brittani, Shanna, Kody, Jacob, Kevin, Erica, Jason, Kasidy, Falyn, Ryan, Matt, and Brady; to her very special friend and caregiver, Archie Mae Shaw; and to her other relatives and many friends; 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 Margaret Johnson. Anderson of McLennan Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr. Allen Gooden Murphy Alonzo Guillen Naishtat Alvarado Gutierrez Nash Anchia Hamilton Oliveira Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto Aycock Harless Parker Beck Harper-Brown Patrick Berman Hartnett Paxton Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena Bonnen Hilderbran Perry Branch Hochberg Phillips Brown Hopson Pickett Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts Burnam Howard of Travis Price Button Huberty Quintanilla Cain Hughes Raymond Callegari Hunter Reynolds Carter Isaac Riddle Castro Jackson Ritter Chisum Johnson Rodriguez Christian Keffer Schwertner Coleman King of Parker Scott Cook King of Taylor Sheets Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons Deshotel Lavender Strama Driver Legler Taylor of Collin Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston Dutton Lozano Thompson Eiland Lucio III Torres Eissler Lyne Truitt Elkins Madden Turner Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey Farrar Margo Villarreal Fletcher Marquez Vo Flynn Martinez Walle Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber Gallego McClendon White Garza Menendez Woolley Geren Miles Workman Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 229 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on February 7, 2011. Chief Clerk of the House