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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, World War II veteran Sherman H. Jackson Jr. of Waco |
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has been featured in the Waco Tribune-Herald as one of its Voices of |
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Valor; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Yoakum, Mr. Jackson was a captain in the |
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ROTC at Prairie View A&M University when he was inducted into the |
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U.S. Army in November 1943; he served at Fort Francis E. Warren in |
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Cheyenne, Wyoming, where he trained new recruits, and he was |
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honorably discharged in 1946, at the rank of sergeant; and |
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WHEREAS, After returning to civilian life, Mr. Jackson |
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earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in biology from Prairie |
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View A&M and enjoyed a 38-year career as a biology teacher in |
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Hillsboro and Waco schools; in 1950, he married a fellow teacher, |
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Carrie Harvey, with whom he shared more than a half century before |
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her passing in 2003; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Jackson is active in his church, where he served |
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as director of the Sunday school for nearly four decades; he |
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continues to serve the church today at the district and national |
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levels; he is also a skilled musician, and in addition to playing a |
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number of instruments, he counts bowling, swimming, biking, playing |
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tennis, and traveling among his favorite pastimes; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his willingness to serve this great nation, |
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Sherman Jackson fulfilled the highest ideals of the United States |
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armed forces, and his fellow citizens owe him a lasting debt of |
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gratitude; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Sherman H. Jackson Jr. for his exemplary |
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service to his country as a member of the United States Army and |
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congratulate him on his recognition as one of the Voices of Valor by |
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the Waco Tribune-Herald; 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 House of Representatives. |
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Anderson of McLennan |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 184 |
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was adopted by the House on |
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February 23, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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