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| 2 | 2 | | By: Meyer H.R. No. 816 |
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| 7 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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| 9 | 9 | | passing of John Michael Jackson of University Park on March 20, |
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| 10 | 10 | | 2025, at the age of 80; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, The son of Clyde C. Jackson and Mel Mitchell |
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| 12 | 12 | | Jackson, John Jackson was born on March 3, 1945; he attended |
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| 13 | 13 | | Highland Park High School, playing on the baseball and football |
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| 14 | 14 | | teams, and he went on to earn a bachelor's degree in business |
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| 15 | 15 | | administration with a specialization in real estate from Southern |
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| 16 | 16 | | Methodist University and a juris doctor degree from the SMU School |
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| 17 | 17 | | of Law; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Jackson enjoyed a rewarding career as an |
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| 19 | 19 | | attorney and real estate broker; he held the distinction of being |
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| 20 | 20 | | among the first Dallas area Realtors to receive the certified |
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| 21 | 21 | | commercial investment member designation; one of his primary |
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| 22 | 22 | | professional interests was Snider Plaza, where he worked with |
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| 23 | 23 | | tenants and property owners; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Engaged in his community, Mr. Jackson served on |
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| 25 | 25 | | several committees for the City of University Park, and he also gave |
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| 26 | 26 | | of his time and talents to benefit the Voice of Hope and the Preston |
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| 27 | 27 | | Center Rotary Club; he was a man of strong faith, and through the |
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| 28 | 28 | | years, he served as an ordained deacon at Park Cities Baptist Church |
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| 29 | 29 | | and Park Cities Presbyterian Church, and he was a member of Highland |
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| 30 | 30 | | Park United Methodist Church; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Jackson enjoyed the love |
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| 32 | 32 | | and support of his wife, the former Kathy Winniford, with whom he |
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| 33 | 33 | | shared 54 years of marriage; he was the devoted father of two sons, |
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| 34 | 34 | | Winn and Paul, and he had the pleasure of welcoming into his family |
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| 35 | 35 | | eight grandchildren, Rhodes, Anderson, Greer, Ford, Rowan, Winn, |
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| 36 | 36 | | Charlotte, and Taylor; and |
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| 37 | 37 | | WHEREAS, While the passing of John Jackson brings |
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| 38 | 38 | | immeasurable sorrow to his loved ones, he leaves behind a legacy |
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| 39 | 39 | | that will long be treasured by all those who held him dear; now, |
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| 40 | 40 | | therefore, be it |
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| 41 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 42 | 42 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of John Michael Jackson |
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| 43 | 43 | | and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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| 44 | 44 | | wife, Kathy Jackson; to his sons, Winn Jackson and his wife, |
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| 45 | 45 | | Brooksie, and Paul Jackson and his wife, Melanie; to his |
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| 46 | 46 | | grandchildren, Rhodes, Anderson, Greer, Ford, Rowan, and Winn |
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| 47 | 47 | | Jackson and Charlotte and Taylor Lang; to his brother, Clyde |
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| 48 | 48 | | C. Jackson Jr.; to his sister-in-law, Nancy Ashby, and her husband, |
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| 49 | 49 | | Ronnie; to his goddaughter, Lindsey Boston Miller; and to his other |
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| 50 | 50 | | relatives and many friends; and, be it further |
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| 51 | 51 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 52 | 52 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 53 | 53 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of John |
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| 54 | 54 | | Jackson. |
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