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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Dovie Lee Greene Jackson on December 23, 2018, at the age |
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of 66; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Shellie and Ruby O'Neal Greene, the |
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former Dovie Greene was born on September 8, 1952; she graduated |
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from Ector High School and went on to receive her bachelor's degree |
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in business administration from The University of Texas of the |
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Permian Basin; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Jackson was the first African American and the |
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first woman to be named deputy comptroller for the State of Texas, |
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and she served as president emeritus of the Black American |
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Comptroller Employees Association; she was recognized in 1998 as a |
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Distinguished Former Odessan by the Heritage of Odessa Foundation, |
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and UT Permian Basin named her its 2006 Distinguished Alumnus; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Ms. Jackson enjoyed the love |
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and support of her husband, Isaac Jackson, with whom she shared a |
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rewarding marriage; she took great pride in her three children, |
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Tracy, Isaac, and Christopher, and she had the pleasure of seeing |
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her family grow to include four grandchildren, Shamar, Brittney, |
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Briana, and Dorian; and |
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WHEREAS, Those who were privileged to share in this esteemed |
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woman's warmth and friendship will always remember her with great |
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admiration and affection; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dovie Lee Greene |
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Jackson and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to |
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her husband, Isaac Jackson; to her daughter, Tracy Ellis Harrison; |
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to her sons, Isaac D. Jackson and Christopher N. Jackson; to her |
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grandchildren, Shamar Harrison, Brittney C. Jackson, Briana |
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Jackson, and Dorian C. Jackson; to her siblings, Dr. Dorothy Greene |
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Jackson, Shellie Greene, Henretta Greene Holmes, and Marilyn Greene |
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Clark; and to her other relatives and many friends; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dovie Lee |
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Jackson. |