Bill Text: TX HR584 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Johnny Welton Self.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-30 - Reported enrolled [HR584 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR584-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 584 | ||
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| WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Johnny Welton Self were | ||
| deeply saddened by his passing on December 21, 2022, at the age of | ||
| 72; and | ||
| WHEREAS, John Self was born to Helen Self Hickman and Jonas | ||
| Banks on January 29, 1950, in Zachary, Louisiana, and he grew up | ||
| with the companionship of four siblings, Clarence, Billy, Barbara, | ||
| and Ernest; after graduating from Chaneyville High School, he | ||
| obtained a bachelor's degree in business management at Southern | ||
| University in Baton Rouge; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A trailblazer throughout his career, Mr. Self was | ||
| the first Black firefighter to serve with the Arlington Fire | ||
| Department, beginning his tenure in 1973, and he went on to work for | ||
| the office of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts for several | ||
| years; when he was hired by TXU Energy/Oncor in 1999, he was the | ||
| first African American customer service representative at the | ||
| company, and with his appointment as vice president in 2004, he | ||
| became the first Black male to hold that post; his responsibilities | ||
| encompassed government affairs, and he emerged as a well-known | ||
| figure at the State Capitol, serving as a trusted advisor to | ||
| numerous elected officials; after retiring from TXU Energy/Oncor in | ||
| 2008, he continued to work as a political consultant in Austin; and | ||
| WHEREAS, From an early age, Mr. Self was sustained by a deep | ||
| and abiding faith; a longtime congregant of Mount Olive Baptist | ||
| Church, he was a member of the executive board as well as a deacon, | ||
| usher, and Sunday school teacher; moreover, he played an | ||
| instrumental role in the construction of Lucille Baptist Church in | ||
| Palmer; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Self enjoyed the love and | ||
| support of his wife, Bea, with whom he shared a rewarding marriage | ||
| that spanned nearly five decades; he took great pride in their | ||
| children, Jeremy and Jarita, and over the years, he had the pleasure | ||
| of welcoming three grandchildren into the family; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An accomplished professional, an engaged citizen, | ||
| and a devoted family man, John Self leaves behind a record of good | ||
| works and impressive achievements that his loved ones can remember | ||
| with pride; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Johnny Welton Self and | ||
| extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, | ||
| Beatrice Self; to his children, Jeremy Self and his wife, Angela, | ||
| and Jarita Gardner and her husband, Troy; to his grandchildren, | ||
| Tristan, Tatum, and Troy Johnny; to his siblings, Clarence Self and | ||
| his wife, Dafiney, Billy Self, and Barbara Anderson; to his | ||
| sisters-in-law, Mary Tapps, Gladys Bets, Dorothy Shaw and her | ||
| husband, David, Shirley Tapps, Barbara Netters, Pamela Jackson, and | ||
| Diana Davis; to his brother-in-law, Raymond Tapps and his wife, | ||
| Gayle; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of | ||
| Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Johnny | ||
| Self. | ||
| Collier | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 584 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 30, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
