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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Concurrent Resolution 26
Sponsored by Representative RUIZ
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced.The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: Honors Jim Card for his service to the people of Oregon. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.6).
Recognizes and honors Jim Card for his service and contributions to the people of Oregon.
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas Jim Card has spent a lifetime in the service of nature, with a 40-year career as a
landscaper and horticulturist dedicated to preserving beauty and balance in the natural world; and
Whereas in 2011, Jim Card came out of retirement to begin the arduous process of restoring
Gresham’s beloved Japanese Garden, Tsuru Island, to its former glory, developing a master plan to
reverse erosion, overgrowth and years of neglect; and
Whereas in 2013, Jim Card was appointed as Director of Tsuru Island, leading an army of vol-
unteers in revitalizing the garden into an expansive oasis of broadleaf evergreens, pruned pines,
vivid azaleas and lush, springy groundcover; and
Whereas Jim Card has been a tireless caretaker for Tsuru Island, spending many spring and
summer days creating scenes of serenity for Oregonians looking for an escape from the hustle and
bustle of daily life; and
Whereas Jim Card’s efforts to restore Tsuru Island and develop the adjoining Ebetsu Plaza have
transformed Gresham’s Main City Park into a public gathering place, a popular event venue and an
unforgettable destination for visitors from within and without the city of Gresham and the State of
Oregon; and
Whereas Jim Card gives tirelessly of his time, leading gardening and landscaping workshops,
participating in public question and answer forums and developing a series of educational videos and
social media posts to help Oregonians become more knowledgeable gardeners; and
Whereas Jim Card is not only a volunteer, but also a caring, endlessly optimistic source of
wisdom whose labors have improved the lives of countless Oregonians; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon:
That we, the members of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly, recognize and honor Jim Card
for his remarkable lifetime of service and his contributions to the community of Gresham and to all
the people of the State of Oregon.
NOTE:Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
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