Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 630
2	2	In Memory
3	3	of
4	4	Helen Fisher Jackson
5	5	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
6	6	commemorates the life of Dr. Helen Fisher Jackson, who died
7	7	February 7, 2019, at the age of 90; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Helen Jackson was born December 20, 1928, in
9	9	Hubbard, to Jesse Fisher and Ella Mae Barnes-Fisher; she grew up
10	10	participating in cheerleading and athletics, and she moved to
11	11	Dallas soon after her 1946 high school graduation; and
12	12	WHEREAS, She was a successful businesswoman who owned a
13	13	styling salon in Dallas; she also served as a beauty college
14	14	instructor, and she worked at numerous schools in the Dallas
15	15	community; and
16	16	WHEREAS, After her retirement from employment at area
17	17	schools, she demonstrated her lifelong commitment to education
18	18	by earning a degree from Paul Quinn College on the 50th
19	19	anniversary of her high school graduation; she then went on to
20	20	earn a master's degree in theology from Vision International
21	21	University and a doctorate in divinity; and
22	22	WHEREAS, She was active in a wide range of civic and
23	23	professional organizations, including the Dallas Parks and
24	24	Recreation-Beckley Saner Board of Trustees, Grace International
25	25	Seminary, the DeSoto Public Library, and Lifeway Church; she
26	26	received several honors for her work in the community; and
27	27	WHEREAS, She and her beloved husband, Fred Norman Jackson,
28	28	were blessed with a wonderful family; her children, Michael,
29	29	Byron, Re'Donna, Karen, Astra, and Helena, were a source of much
30	30	pride and joy for her; and
31	31	WHEREAS, A woman of courage, grace, and generosity, she was
32	32	a devoted wife and mother, and she leaves behind memories that
33	33	will be treasured forever by all who were privileged to share in
34	34	her life; now, therefore, be it
35	35	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
36	36	Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
37	37	family of Dr. Helen Fisher Jackson; and, be it further
38	38	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
39	39	her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
40	40	Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
41	41	memory of Helen Fisher Jackson.
42	42	West
43	43	________________________________
44	44	President of the Senate
45	45	I hereby certify that the
46	46	above Resolution was adopted by
47	47	the Senate on April 24, 2019, by a
48	48	rising vote.
49	49	________________________________
50	50	Secretary of the Senate
51	51	________________________________
52	52	Member, Texas Senate