Bill Text: OR SCR17 | 2011 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memoriam: Andrew "Andy" Jackson, 1944-2011.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-13 - Filed With Secretary of State. [SCR17 Detail]
Download: Oregon-2011-SCR17-Enrolled.html
76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session
Enrolled
Senate Concurrent Resolution 17
Sponsored by Senator KRUSE, Representative ROBLAN; Senator VERGER
Whereas Andrew 'Andy' Jackson was born on December 16, 1944, in
Fitzgerald, Georgia, and passed away on February 1, 2011; and
Whereas Andy Jackson graduated from Monitor High School in
Fitzgerald in 1963 and joined the United States Navy, serving
during the Vietnam War; and
Whereas upon his military discharge in 1969, Andy Jackson moved
to Santa Rosa, California, where he held a variety of jobs,
including managing a sporting goods store and a local winery; and
Whereas Andy Jackson moved to Coos County in 1974 and worked
for the Department of Transportation before joining the Coos
County Sheriff's Office in 1977 as a deputy; and
Whereas Andy Jackson was promoted through the ranks to become
jail commander; and
Whereas Andy Jackson was elected to the office of sheriff in
1998, a position he held until his retirement in December 2010;
and
Whereas Andy Jackson was the first black sheriff elected in the
State of Oregon; and
Whereas Andy Jackson was elected to serve as a Coos County
commissioner in November 2010, and he was less than one month
into his first term at the time of his death; and
Whereas Andy Jackson married the love of his life, Linda
Thurman, on October 15, 1982, and they spent their married life
in Coquille, where they were very involved in the lives of their
children and grandchildren; and
Whereas Andy Jackson was an active member of his community,
serving on the Coquille City Council from 1997 to 1999, on the
board of directors of the Coquille Public Library and as a member
of the Oregon State Sheriffs' Association; and
Whereas Andy Jackson was a member and past president of the
Coos County Republican Party and was chosen as Republican Man of
the Year in 2009; and
Whereas Andy Jackson also was a member of the Rotary Club of
Myrtle Point, the Coquille Elks Lodge and the Coquille Masonic
Lodge and previously had been a member of the American Red Cross,
the Human Rights Coalition, the Coos County Commission on
Children and Families and the Coquille Lions Club; and
Whereas Andy Jackson liked to golf, fish and hunt and enjoyed
relaxing at home while watching Western movies or soap operas;
and
Whereas Andy Jackson's greatest joy in life was spending time
with and attending the activities of his children and
grandchildren, of whom he was very proud; and
Whereas Andy Jackson is survived by his wife, Linda, their six
children and their 15 grandchildren; and
Whereas Andy Jackson was a respected leader and member of his
community and will be greatly missed by all who knew him; now,
therefore,
Enrolled Senate Concurrent Resolution 17 (SCR 17-INTRO) Page 1
Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of
Oregon:
That we, the members of the Seventy-sixth Legislative Assembly,
send our condolences to the family of Andrew 'Andy ' Jackson and
express our gratitude and appreciation for his dedicated service
to the community; and be it further
Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be presented to the
family of Andrew 'Andy' Jackson as an expression of our
condolences.
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Adopted by Senate May 31, 2011
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Robert Taylor, Secretary of
Senate
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Peter Courtney, President of
Senate
Adopted by House June 6, 2011
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Bruce Hanna, Speaker of House
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Arnie Roblan, Speaker of House
Enrolled Senate Concurrent Resolution 17 (SCR 17-INTRO) Page 2
