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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 10
BY REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAMS
A RESOLUTION
To express the condolences of the Louisiana House of Representatives upon the death of
Alonzo Pink Jackson, Sr., of Shreveport.
WHEREAS, it was with deep regret and profound sorrow that the members of the
Louisiana House of Representatives learned of the death of Alonzo Pink Jackson, Sr., on
Saturday, December 5, 2009, at the age of fifty-eight; and
WHEREAS, born on May 2, 1951, in Hartsville, South Carolina, Mr. Jackson was
the third child of Pink and Elizabeth Jackson; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Jackson received his primary and secondary education in Hartsville
and graduated from Clafton University in Orangeburg, South Carolina; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Jackson accepted Christ early in life and united with St. John
United Methodist Church in Hartsville; and
WHEREAS, in 1975, Mr. Jackson relocated to Shreveport, Louisiana, where he made
his home for thirty-four years; and
WHEREAS, in Shreveport, Mr. Jackson joined Lane Chapel C.M.E. Church and later
joined Abounding Faith Temple; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Jackson was employed by the Port of Shreveport-Bossier as
Environmental and Safety Director, was an active member of the C.C. Antoine Lodge
Number 185, and co-founded the West Shreveport Little League; and
WHEREAS, a life member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated, over the
years Mr. Jackson served four terms as polemarch of the Shreveport Alumni Chapter; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Jackson was a loving husband, a devoted father, and a beloved
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WHEREAS, Mr. Jackson is survived by his wife of twenty-eight years, Anita
Townsend Jackson; his children, Chelsea T. Jackson and Alonzo Pink Jackson, Jr.; his
parents, Pink and Elizabeth Jackson; three sisters, Barbara, Eunice, and Suzette Jackson; and
an array of extended family members and friends; and
WHEREAS, although the death of Alonzo Pink Jackson, Sr., has left a tremendous
void in his community, his memory shall live on forever in the minds and hearts of all who
knew and loved him.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby express sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the
death of Alonzo Pink Jackson, Sr., of Shreveport and does hereby extend enduring
appreciation for the tremendous pride and honor that this wonderful man will forever bring
to his family, friends, community, and state.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to the family of Alonzo Pink Jackson, Sr.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES