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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, D. N. Jackson died on November 25, 2006, leaving |
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behind a loving family and a legacy of accomplishments that will be |
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remembered for years to come; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Van on June 25, 1925, Mr. Jackson was a |
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sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II; he worked |
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in the Airways Communications System Unit for ground and mobile |
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stations in the European Theater of Operations; and |
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WHEREAS, Dan Jackson graduated from the University of |
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Southern California in 1952 and married the former Evelyn Warner on |
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February 14, 1953; he sold insurance in Houston and Dallas before |
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moving to Ellis County; he taught at Waxahachie Junior High School |
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and was an antiques dealer; and |
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WHEREAS, A valued member of his community, Mr. Jackson served |
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alongside his wife, Evelyn, as a youth director at St. Bernard of |
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Clairvaux Catholic Church in the 1960s and 1970s, and he later |
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volunteered his time with St. Albans Episcopal Church in Austin |
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from 2000 to 2003; also involved in local politics, he was elected |
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Republican Party Chair for Dallas County in the early 1960s and was |
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chosen Republican County Chair of Ellis County in 1994; and |
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WHEREAS, Dan Jackson ably served his country and contributed |
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greatly to the communities he called home, and he is deeply missed |
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by the many individuals whose lives were enriched by his love and |
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friendship; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of D. N. Jackson and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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daughter, Jody, and her husband, Tom Harrison; to his daughter, |
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Kelley, and her husband, Claude Thomas; to his granddaughter, |
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Rebecca Harrison; to his grandson, Sherman Harrison; to his |
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great-granddaughter, Kaitlyn Velasquez; and to his many other |
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relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of |
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D. N. Jackson. |
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Pitts |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1050 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 13, 2007. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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