The
Texas pension community lost Alva Littlejohn, 79, a leading figure of the
continuing effort to create retirement security for men and women who dedicate
themselves to public service. Littlejohn
passed on December 11 with his family by his side. His obituary and memorial service details are
posted below.
Littlejohn
had dedicated himself to the service of his fellow firefighters in Lubbock,
servi
ng on the Lubbock Fire Pension for 32 years, and with 29 years of service
to Lubbock as a firefighter. He held positions of trustee, vice-chairman,
chairman and civilian trustee. He attained TEXPERS’ designation of Certified
Trustee, served as the TLFFRA Education Foundation chair, and chaired the TLFFRA
Peer Review Committee, a committee which he started in 2007 with former
Firefighters’ Pension Commissioner, Lisa Ivie Miller. He co-authored the TLFRRA
New Trustee Manual and served on the Pension Review Board Committee that
established Minimum Education Training (MET) for trustees of pension funds
across Texas.
Littlejohn’s
years of service and dedication was recognized by Kolby Beckham, the current TLFFRA
Education Foundation chair, through a new TLFFRA Peer Review scholarship that
recognizes trustees who seek to continuously improve their education and
training in their local pension funds.
Littlejohn
worked over many years in planning and developing the TLFFRA conference, paying
attention to all the details for the annual TLFFRA conference across the state
of Texas. Moreover, when the Texas Legislature sunset the Office of the Firefighters’
Pension Commissioner, Littlejohn worked with the former Commissioner and TEXPERS
board members, to map out the direction for the future for TLFFRA Trustees’
support and continuing education. He led that plan with stakeholder and the
Texas Pension Review Board, the Legislature and TEXPERS.
Littlejohn
Obituary -- Alva Dale Littlejohn Obituary -
Lubbock, TX (dignitymemorial.com)
A Celebration of Life service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on
Monday, December 18, 2023, at Hillside Christian Church, 6202 Milwaukee Ave.
The family will receive friends for visitation from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Sunday,
December 17, 2023, at Hillside Christian Church
