Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

Tennessee House Bill HJR0512 Compare Versions

Only one version of the bill is available at this time.

Old	New	Differences
1	1
2	2	<BillNo> <Sponsor>
3	3
4	4	HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 512
5	5	By Barrett
6	6
7	7
8	8	HJR0512
9	9	006608
10	10	- 1 -
11	11
12	12
13	13	A RESOLUTION to recognize Officer Robert A. Jackson, Jr., on
14	14	the occasion of his retirement.
15	15
16	16	WHEREAS, our nation was conceived by individuals who were willing to sacrifice their
17	17	personal concerns to ensure the public safety and welfare, and the Volunteer State is especially
18	18	proud to be the home of so many valiant individuals; and
19	19	WHEREAS, one such individual is Officer Robert A. Jackson, Jr., of the Tennessee
20	20	Capitol Police, who, having rendered sterling service to the people of the State of Tennessee for
21	21	more than thirty years, will soon take his much-deserved retirement; and
22	22	WHEREAS, Robert Jackson was born in Nashville in September 1965 to Robert and
23	23	Catherine Jackson and lived in Donelson, Hermitage, and Mt. Juliet in his early life; and
24	24	WHEREAS, he was active in a number of extracurricular organizations as a student at
25	25	McGavock High School, including Explorer Scouts-Tennessee Highway Patrol, Tennessee Law
26	26	Enforcement Training Academy, and the Nashville Airport Authority; and
27	27	WHEREAS, eager to serve his country, Officer Jackson entered the United States Air
28	28	Force at the age of seventeen under the delayed enlistment program with a guaranteed job
29	29	classification of Security Police, which he saw as an excellent starting point for a career in law
30	30	enforcement; and
31	31	WHEREAS, two weeks after his high school graduation in 1984, he was sent to
32	32	Lackland Air Force Base in Texas for basic training, after which he attended the Air Force Police
33	33	Academy, marking the start of his military career; and
34	34	WHEREAS, Officer Robert Jackson's first assignment was to Malmstrom Air Force Base
35	35	in Great Falls, Montana, where he safeguarded Minuteman 2, 3, and MX Intercontinental
36	36	Ballistic Missiles, part of the U.S. nuclear triad of land, submarine, and strategic bombers that
37	37	were a major deterrent during the Cold War era; and
38	38
39	39
40	40	- 2 - 006608
41	41
42	42	WHEREAS, his next assignment was to the combat and survival training program at
43	43	Camp Bullis, Texas, known as Air Base Ground Defense; he then served a three-year tour as a
44	44	security police officer at Ramstein Air Base in the Federal Republic of Germany, followed by a
45	45	subsequent assignment back to Malmstrom Air Force Base; and
46	46	WHEREAS, due to Operation Desert Shield and the military's Stop Loss program,
47	47	Officer Jackson completed seven years of a six-year term of enlistment in 1991; and
48	48	WHEREAS, Officer Jackson met the love of his life, Pamela, while stationed in Montana;
49	49	the two soon wed and returned to Nashville after Mr. Jackson received an honorable discharge
50	50	from the United States Air Force; and
51	51	WHEREAS, in the mid-1990s, Robert Jackson became a part of the Capitol Hill Police
52	52	detachment, in which capacity he served with distinction for over three decades; and
53	53	WHEREAS, throughout his many endeavors, Officer Jackson has been supported by his
54	54	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, Officer 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, Officer Jackson epitomizes the spirit and commitment that are characteristic
61	61	of a true Tennessean, and his professionalism and dedication to serving his community are
62	62	evident to all who know him; and
63	63	WHEREAS, we find it appropriate to recognize and applaud Officer 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 Officer Robert A. Jackson, Jr., of the Tennessee Capitol
68	68
69	69
70	70	- 3 - 006608
71	71
72	72	Police 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 RESOLVED, 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.
78	78