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78R18513 WMS-D

By:  Jones of Dallas                                              H.R. No. 1612



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, On July 12, 2003, the Booker T. Washington Alumni 
Association is holding a banquet to honor the late Gwendolyn 
Jackson, who passed away on January 5, 2003, for her years of 
service in the field of education; and
	WHEREAS, After attending the University of North Texas and 
Prairie View A&M University, from which she attained her master's 
degree, Ms. Jackson embarked on a career as an educator that spanned 
41 years, during which time she was a teacher and band director in 
Gladewater, a choir and band director in Wichita Falls, and an 
elementary workshop teacher in Sierra Leone, Africa; and
	WHEREAS, Ms. Jackson maintained affiliations with many 
professional organizations, including the Texas State Teachers 
Association, Retired Teachers Association, Association of Music 
Teachers, Partners in Education, and the Booker T. Washington 
Alumni Association; in addition, she also participated in a variety 
of worthy community organizations and was a member of Antioch 
Baptist Church, where she served the congregation as deaconess, 
musician, publicity chairperson, and as a member of WMU; and
	WHEREAS, A person whose life is a continuing inspiration to 
her family and friends, as well as her former coworkers and 
students, Ms. Jackson is a shining example of the ability of one 
person to make a difference in the lives of many, and her work 
during her time on this earth will continue to enrich all those who 
were fortunate enough to know her; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby join with the Booker T. Washington Alumni 
Association in honoring the contributions of the late Gwendolyn 
Jackson to the cause of education and extend sincere sympathy to her 
family: to her brother and sister-in-law, Lloyd and Lillian 
McDonald; to her niece, Kim McDonald Patterson; to her foster 
children, Rubye and Roy F. Lindsay; to her cousin, Ethel White; to 
her special friends, Valeria and William Phillips; and to the other 
relatives and many friends of this esteemed woman; and, be it 
further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of 
Representatives adjourns this day it do so in honor of Gwendolyn 
Jackson.