The late Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson was remembered on Monday night in Dallas by a large number of public figures from throughout the state and the country, including President Joseph Biden, members of the Congressional Black Caucus, Democratic leader U.S. Representative Hakeem Jeffries, and dozens of other elected officials.
Without the presence of Eddie Bernice Johnson, Kamala Harris would not be able to hold the position of Vice President. Pastor Michael Waters stated that there would be no Justice Brown Jackson on the United States Supreme Court if Eddie Bernice Johnson had not been a member of the court. While standing on the balcony of heaven, Eddie Bernice Johnson extends a baton to the audience.
It was at Concord Church in southern Dallas County that the wake started at 6:30 o’clock in the evening.
Members of Congress such as James Clyburn, Bennie Thompson, Jasmine Crockett, Gregory Meeks, Marc Veasey, Sylvia Garcia, Al Green, Sanford Bishop, former United States Trade Representative and former Mayor of Dallas Ron Kirk, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, and State Senators Royce West and Nathan Johnson were among the many officials who were present on Monday evening.
“Our yellow rose was Eddie Bernice Johnson,” said the speaker. She was a champion for civil rights. She was not one to let injustices slip through her fingers. “She would work across the aisle, but she would fight for what is right,” said Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democrat from Houston from the United States House of Representatives.
