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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 630
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In Memory |
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of |
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Helen Fisher Jackson |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Dr. Helen Fisher Jackson, who died |
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February 7, 2019, at the age of 90; and |
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WHEREAS, Helen Jackson was born December 20, 1928, in |
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Hubbard, to Jesse Fisher and Ella Mae Barnes-Fisher; she grew up |
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participating in cheerleading and athletics, and she moved to |
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Dallas soon after her 1946 high school graduation; and |
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WHEREAS, She was a successful businesswoman who owned a |
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styling salon in Dallas; she also served as a beauty college |
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instructor, and she worked at numerous schools in the Dallas |
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community; and |
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WHEREAS, After her retirement from employment at area |
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schools, she demonstrated her lifelong commitment to education |
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by earning a degree from Paul Quinn College on the 50th |
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anniversary of her high school graduation; she then went on to |
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earn a master's degree in theology from Vision International |
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University and a doctorate in divinity; and |
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WHEREAS, She was active in a wide range of civic and |
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professional organizations, including the Dallas Parks and |
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Recreation-Beckley Saner Board of Trustees, Grace International |
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Seminary, the DeSoto Public Library, and Lifeway Church; she |
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received several honors for her work in the community; and |
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WHEREAS, She and her beloved husband, Fred Norman Jackson, |
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were blessed with a wonderful family; her children, Michael, |
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Byron, Re'Donna, Karen, Astra, and Helena, were a source of much |
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pride and joy for her; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of courage, grace, and generosity, she was |
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a devoted wife and mother, and she leaves behind memories that |
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will be treasured forever by all who were privileged to share in |
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her life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Dr. Helen Fisher Jackson; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Helen Fisher Jackson. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 24, 2019, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |