Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 237
2	2	In Memory
3	3	of
4	4	Dovie Lee Greene Jackson
5	5	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the
6	6	citizens of Austin in mourning the loss of Dovie Lee Greene
7	7	Jackson, who died December 23, 2018; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Dovie Lee Greene Jackson was a lifelong Texan and
9	9	a 30-year employee of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts;
10	10	she was known for her intelligence, fairness, and compassion and
11	11	for dedicating her life to serving others; and
12	12	WHEREAS, She was born September 8, 1952, in Odessa, Texas,
13	13	and was the third of six children of Shellie T. Greene and Ruby
14	14	O'Neal Greene; and
15	15	WHEREAS, She graduated from Ector High School in 1971, and
16	16	she began working for the comptroller's Odessa Enforcement
17	17	Office in 1977, during a time when women and people of color were
18	18	still coming up through the ranks; and
19	19	WHEREAS, Mrs. Jackson received her bachelor of business
20	20	administration degree in management from The University of Texas
21	21	of the Permian Basin in 1981, and she fulfilled all the
22	22	requirements for her degree while working full-time as an
23	23	enforcement officer; and
24	24	WHEREAS, In 1982, she was initiated into Alpha Kappa Alpha
25	25	Sorority, Incorporated, Rho Iota Chapter, and she later was
26	26	honored as a Silver Soror; and
27	27	WHEREAS, She completed the Graduate School of Business
28	28	Governor's Executive Development Program at The University of
29	29	Texas Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs in 1992; and
30	30	WHEREAS, Dovie received the Distinguished Former Odessan
31	31	award in 1998 from the Heritage of Odessa Foundation, and The
32	32	University of Texas of the Permian Basin Alumni Association
33	33	honored Mrs. Jackson as its 2006 Distinguished Alumnus for her
34	34	professional achievements and loyal service to the university; and
35	35	WHEREAS, She was a longtime member of Mount Zion Baptist
36	36	Church in Austin and served as a member of the church's board of
37	37	trustees, finance committee, and building committee; and
38	38	WHEREAS, Mrs. Jackson was President Emeritus of Black
39	39	American Comptroller Employees, and she was the first African
40	40	American and first woman to be named Deputy Comptroller for the
41	41	State of Texas; and
42	42	WHEREAS, She was the first director of the Comptroller's
43	43	Employee Engagement Division, and she served as a mentor to the
44	44	agency's next generation of employees; she worked across the
45	45	agency to make the workplace better for all; and
46	46	WHEREAS, Dovie Jackson was a source of inspiration to
47	47	others and gave selflessly of her heart, her time, her service,
48	48	and her resources; now, therefore, be it
49	49	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
50	50	Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the members of
51	51	her family: her husband, Isaac Jackson; her daughter, Tracy
52	52	Ellis-Harrison; her sons, Isaac D. Jackson and Christopher N.
53	53	Jackson; her grandchildren, Shamar Harrison, Brittney C.
54	54	Jackson, Briana Jackson, and Dorian C. Jackson; her siblings,
55	55	Dr. Dorothy Greene Jackson, Shellie Greene, Henretta Greene
56	56	Holmes, and Marilyn Greene Clark; and a host of nieces, nephews,
57	57	and cousins; and, be it further
58	58	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
59	59	her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
60	60	Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
61	61	memory of Dovie Lee Greene Jackson.
62	62	Watson
63	63	________________________________
64	64	President of the Senate
65	65	I hereby certify that the
66	66	above Resolution was adopted by
67	67	the Senate on February 21, 2019,
68	68	by a rising vote.
69	69	________________________________
70	70	Secretary of the Senate
71	71	________________________________
72	72	Member, Texas Senate