Bill Text: TX HR1177 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Paying tribute to the memory of Alexander Neal Johnson of Chester and commemorating the renaming of the baseball field at Chester High School in his honor.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-24 - Reported enrolled [HR1177 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1177-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1177 |
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WHEREAS, Residents of Chester are gathering on April 12, | ||
2019, for a ceremony commemorating the renaming of the baseball | ||
field at Chester High School in honor of the late Alexander Neal | ||
Johnson; and | ||
WHEREAS, Alex Johnson attended Chester ISD throughout his | ||
childhood and graduated with honors in 2009; a well-liked classmate | ||
and a talented athlete, he especially loved baseball, and his | ||
irrepressible determination and can-do spirit made him a joy to | ||
coach; he was a young man who always looked to the future with | ||
optimism and who made every effort to uplift those around him; and | ||
WHEREAS, After graduating, Mr. Johnson gave back to his | ||
community through his service as a member of the Chester Volunteer | ||
Fire Department and as a volunteer coach for Little League teams; he | ||
enjoyed playing ragball for charitable events, and he cherished the | ||
longtime friendships he made through the sport; he was also known | ||
for his deep compassion for children, and he donated every month to | ||
the St. Jude organization in honor of his "healthy nephews"; his | ||
tragic passing in May 2013, at the age of 21, was a profound loss to | ||
all who knew and loved him; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although his life ended far too soon, Alex Johnson | ||
made a lasting impact in his community, and the naming of a baseball | ||
field in his honor is a fitting memorial to this exceptional young | ||
man and to the legacy he left behind; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commemorate the rededication of the baseball | ||
field at Chester High School in honor of Alexander Neal Johnson and | ||
pay tribute to the memory of Alex Johnson; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Johnson's family as an expression of high regard | ||
by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1177 was adopted by the House on April | ||
18, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||