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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Richard L. Jackson concluded his service as the |
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county judge of Wilson County in December 2022 after presiding over |
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the commissioners court for eight years; and |
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WHEREAS, First taking office on January 1, 2015, "Dickie" |
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Jackson served his fellow citizens with distinction throughout his |
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tenure; his many accomplishments included overseeing the |
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completion of the restoration project for the county's historic |
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courthouse and providing the decisive vote in 2018 to approve the |
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purchase of the former Wilson County Show Barn, which provided a |
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venue for food distribution and vaccine administration during the |
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COVID-19 pandemic; he also worked closely with the county |
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commissioners to accomplish the precinct redistricting process in |
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2021; and |
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WHEREAS, Raised in Stockdale, Mr. Jackson worked in the |
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construction and oil industries and as a ranch employee before |
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becoming a deputy with the Wilson County Sheriff's Office; he went |
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on to serve as the justice of the peace for Precinct 4 in Wilson |
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County for 12 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Retirement will afford Mr. Jackson more time to |
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enjoy his hobbies of hunting and fishing and to travel with his |
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wife, Valerie; he also plans to continue to raise cattle and to take |
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an active role in the South Central Texas Independent Cattlemen's |
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Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his dedicated leadership and commitment to |
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good governance, Dickie Jackson contributed immeasurably to his |
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community, and in so doing, he earned the respect and appreciation |
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of area residents; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby commend Richard L. Jackson for his service as the county |
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judge of Wilson County and extend to him sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Jackson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |