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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Alma Perez Jackson of San Antonio, an esteemed civic |
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leader and friend to many, passed away on March 17, 2025, at the age |
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of 71; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Victor and Juanita Perez, the former |
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Alma Romelia Perez was born in Laredo on December 24, 1953, and she |
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grew up in San Antonio with seven siblings, Hector, Marie, |
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Rosalinda, Jane, Victor, Robert, and Raymond; she graduated from |
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The University of Texas at San Antonio in 2005; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Jackson was a distinguished figure in the Texas |
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GOP, earning a reputation for her passionate service, mentorship, |
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and commitment to conservative principles; in 2018, she began a |
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two-year tenure as vice chair of the Republican Party of Texas; in |
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that role, she advocated for rebranding the GOP moniker of "Grand |
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Old Party" to the "Greater Opportunity Party," and she traveled |
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across the state to meet with Republican leaders; a precinct chair |
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in her neighborhood, she served as an election judge for more than a |
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decade, chaired the Bexar County Republican Party Precinct |
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Organization Committee, and was a State Republican Executive |
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Committee member for Senate District 26; she also led the Juan |
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Seguin Society as president, taught civics classes, and served as a |
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prayer leader in Bexar County Republican circles, and she belonged |
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to a number of Republican women's organizations as well; in |
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recognition of her contributions, she was honored with a Volunteer |
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of the Year Award by the state Republican Party; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Mrs. Jackson enjoyed the love |
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and support of her husband of 43 years, the late Chris Jackson; she |
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was a devoted mother to their children, Tony, Cathy, and Kelly, and |
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she took great pride in her 12 grandchildren; gracious, generous, |
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and kind, she delighted in hosting events at her home; her life was |
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further enriched by her strong faith; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply dedicated to her family and her community, |
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Alma Jackson made a meaningful difference in the lives of her loved |
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ones and fellow citizens alike, and her exceptional contributions |
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will continue to resonate for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Alma Perez Jackson |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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children, Tony Castillo and his wife, Cindy, Cathy Yarbrough and |
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her husband, Sean, and Kelly Tyson and her husband, Ryan; to her |
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grandchildren, Ryan, Toni Rae, Joel, Sam, Arick, Kenady, Matthew, |
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Chloe, Brenner, Kyla, Jessa, and Jonathon; to her siblings, Marie |
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Rivas, Rosalinda Gallegos, Jane DeLeon, Victor Perez Jr., Robert |
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Perez, and Raymond Perez; and to her many other relatives and |
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friends; and, be it 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 Alma |
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Jackson. |