Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

Tennessee House Bill HJR0474 Compare Versions

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4	4	HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 474
5	5	By Barrett
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8	8	HJR0474
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12	12	A RESOLUTION to recognize Trooper Robert A. Jackson, Jr., on
13	13	the occasion of his retirement.
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15	15	WHEREAS, our nation was conceived by individuals who were willing to sacrifice their
16	16	personal concerns to ensure the public safety and welfare, and the Volunteer State is especially
17	17	proud to be the home of so many valiant individuals; and
18	18	WHEREAS, one such individual is Trooper Robert A. Jackson, Jr., of the Tennessee
19	19	Highway Patrol, who, having rendered sterling service to the people of the State of Tennessee
20	20	for more than thirty years, will soon take his much-deserved retirement; and
21	21	WHEREAS, Trooper Robert Jackson was born in Nashville in September 1965 to Robert
22	22	and Catherine Jackson and lived in Donelson, Hermitage, and Mt. Juliet in his early life; and
23	23	WHEREAS, he was active in a number of extracurricular organizations as a student at
24	24	McGavock High School, including Explorer Scouts-Tennessee Highway Patrol, Tennessee Law
25	25	Enforcement Training Academy, and the Nashville Airport Authority; and
26	26	WHEREAS, eager to serve his country, Trooper Jackson entered the United States Air
27	27	Force at the age of seventeen under the delayed enlistment program with a guaranteed job
28	28	classification of Security Police, which he saw as an excellent starting point for a career in law
29	29	enforcement; and
30	30	WHEREAS, two weeks after his high school graduation in 1984, he was sent to
31	31	Lackland Air Force Base in Texas for basic training, after which he attended the Air Force Police
32	32	Academy, marking the start of his military career; and
33	33	WHEREAS, Trooper Robert Jackson's first assignment was to Malmstrom Air Force
34	34	Base in Great Falls, Montana, where he safeguarded Minuteman 2, 3, and MX Intercontinental
35	35	Ballistic Missiles, part of the U.S. nuclear triad of land, submarine, and strategic bombers that
36	36	were a major deterrent during the Cold War era; and
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41	41	WHEREAS, his next assignment was to the combat and survival training program at
42	42	Camp Bullis, Texas, known as Air Base Ground Defense; he then served a three-year tour as a
43	43	security police officer at Ramstein Air Base in the Federal Republic of Germany, followed by a
44	44	subsequent assignment back to Malmstrom Air Force Base; and
45	45	WHEREAS, due to Operation Desert Shield and the military's Stop Loss program,
46	46	Trooper Jackson completed seven years of a six-year term of enlistment in 1991; and
47	47	WHEREAS, Trooper Jackson met the love of his life, Pamela, while stationed in
48	48	Montana; the two soon wed and returned to Nashville after Mr. Jackson received an honorable
49	49	discharge from the United States Air Force; and
50	50	WHEREAS, in the mid-1990s, Trooper Robert Jackson became a part of the Capitol Hill
51	51	Highway Patrol detachment, in which capacity he served with distinction for over three decades;
52	52	and
53	53	WHEREAS, throughout his many endeavors, Trooper Jackson has been supported by
54	54	his family, which includes his wife; two daughters, Leslie and Samantha; and a number of
55	55	grandchildren, whom he adores; and
56	56	WHEREAS, in addition to his lifelong commitment to serving God, Trooper Jackson
57	57	enjoys hunting, fishing, hiking, canoeing, snow skiing, target shooting, and motorcycling, in
58	58	addition to art and photography, but perhaps his favorite pastime in recent years has been
59	59	spending time with his grandchildren and extended family; and
60	60	WHEREAS, Trooper Jackson epitomizes the spirit and commitment that are
61	61	characteristic of a true Tennessean, and his professionalism and dedication to serving his
62	62	community are evident to all who know him; and
63	63	WHEREAS, we find it appropriate to recognize and applaud Trooper Robert Jackson for
64	64	his dedication to the State of Tennessee and its citizens; now, therefore,
65	65	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED
66	66	FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE
67	67	CONCURRING, that we recognize Trooper Robert A. Jackson, Jr., of the Tennessee Highway
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72	72	Patrol on the occasion of his retirement, thank him for his meritorious service, and extend to him
73	73	our best wishes for every future success.
74	74	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVE D, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
75	75	for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
76	76	the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
77	77	without House or Senate designation.