83R20888 LB-D
By: Farney H.R. No. 1629
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Bessie Jackson was named the 2012 Outstanding
Citizen by the Marble Falls/Lake LBJ Chamber of Commerce; and
WHEREAS, The church administrator for St. Frederick Baptist
Church and president of Mission Outreach, Mrs. Jackson was honored
for her endeavors to provide food for those in need; since 1985,
Mrs. Jackson has strived to expand programs such as Meals on Wheels,
and she recently helped plan a new fellowship hall that can feed up
to 900 individuals during her organization's annual Thanksgiving
event; moreover, she has reached out to other area churches to
assist with serving meals on Saturdays; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Jackson has lived in the Marble Falls area
since the 1980s, and she served on the Marble Falls school board and
the Granite Shoals City Council; this dynamic Texan is currently
employed by the T. Q. Brown Community Center, where she is a senior
advisor for the AARP program; and
WHEREAS, Bessie Jackson has contributed in significant ways
to the greater good of her community, and she has garnered the
lasting respect and appreciation of her fellow citizens; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd
Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Bessie Jackson on her receipt
of the 2012 Outstanding Citizen Award from the Marble Falls/Lake
LBJ Chamber of Commerce and extend to her sincere best wishes for
continued success and happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mrs. Jackson as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.