| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 129 0235 |
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| 2 | 2 | | House Resolution 556 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives Burns of the 159 |
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| 5 | 5 | | , Parrish of the 158 |
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| 7 | 7 | | , Blackmon of the 146 |
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| 9 | 9 | | , Newton |
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| 12 | 12 | | , Jones of the 47 |
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| 14 | 14 | | , and others |
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| 15 | 15 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 16 | 16 | | Recognizing and commending Richard L. Jackson, recipient of the 2025 Leaders in |
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| 18 | 18 | | Corporate Citizenship Ann Cramer Lifetime Achievement Award; and for other purposes.2 |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Richard L. Jackson currently serves as the founder, chairman, and CEO of3 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Jackson Healthcare, one of the largest healthcare staffing companies in the United States,4 |
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| 21 | 21 | | where he has been instrumental in conceptualizing and developing more than 30 healthcare5 |
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| 22 | 22 | | companies; and6 |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, he was selected recently by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as the recipient of7 |
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| 24 | 24 | | the 2025 Leaders in Corporate Citizenship Ann Cramer Lifetime Achievement Award in8 |
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| 25 | 25 | | honor of the positive impact he has made on people and communities throughout his career;9 |
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| 26 | 26 | | and10 |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, the Ann Cramer Lifetime Achievement Award, the program's highest honor,11 |
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| 28 | 28 | | celebrates outstanding corporate citizens who have achieved a lifetime of service to the12 |
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| 29 | 29 | | community; and13 |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, in addition to Jackson Healthcare, he further serves as founder of Fostering14 |
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| 31 | 31 | | Success Act Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to providing vital resources for young people aging15 |
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| 32 | 32 | | H. R. 556 |
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| 34 | 34 | | out of Georgia's foster care system, and as co-founder and chair of FaithBridge Foster Care, |
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| 36 | 36 | | Georgia's largest private child-placing agency; and17 |
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| 37 | 37 | | WHEREAS, in 2024, Fostering Success Act Inc. delivered $4 million in financial support18 |
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| 38 | 38 | | to former foster youth pursuing post-secondary education, and since its inception in 2009,19 |
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| 39 | 39 | | FaithBridge has positively impacted nearly 2,000 children and facilitated more than 1,00020 |
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| 40 | 40 | | family reunifications and over 350 adoptions; and21 |
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| 41 | 41 | | WHEREAS, Richard L. Jackson's significant organizational and leadership talents,22 |
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| 42 | 42 | | remarkable patience and diplomacy, keen sense of vision, and sensitivity to the needs of the23 |
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| 43 | 43 | | citizens of this state have earned him the respect and admiration of his colleagues and24 |
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| 44 | 44 | | associates; and25 |
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| 45 | 45 | | WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this26 |
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| 46 | 46 | | remarkable and distinguished individual be appropriately honored during this special time.27 |
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| 47 | 47 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that28 |
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| 48 | 48 | | the members of this body recognize and commend Richard L. Jackson, recipient of the 202529 |
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| 49 | 49 | | Leaders in Corporate Citizenship Ann Cramer Lifetime Achievement Award, and extend the30 |
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| 50 | 50 | | most sincere best wishes for continued health and happiness.31 |
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| 51 | 51 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized32 |
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| 52 | 52 | | and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to33 |
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| 53 | 53 | | Richard L. Jackson.34 |
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| 54 | 54 | | H. R. 556 |
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