Bill Text: TX HR876 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Dr. Jere Langdon Jackson for his service on the Nacogdoches County Historical Commission.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-04-04 - Reported enrolled [HR876 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR876-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 876 |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Jere Langdon Jackson retired from the | ||
Nacogdoches County Historical Commission on December 31, 2012, | ||
concluding an outstanding tenure of more than four decades with | ||
that worthy organization; and | ||
WHEREAS, Appointed to the commission in 1972, Dr. Jackson was | ||
tapped to serve as chair of the group just four years later; he | ||
continued to lead the commission for over 35 years, until 2008, and | ||
during that time, he was instrumental in securing some 50 | ||
historical markers, which were installed at various sites around | ||
the county; and | ||
WHEREAS, A historian by profession, this esteemed Texan | ||
joined the faculty at Stephen F. Austin State University in 1970; he | ||
teaches local and public history, among other subjects, and has | ||
served as director of the East Texas Research Center and as the | ||
official university historian; early in his career, he received an | ||
appointment to the first City of Nacogdoches Zoning Board, and | ||
while working with that body, he authored historic overlay | ||
ordinances for the community; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1976, Dr. Jackson was honored with the Governor's | ||
Special Service Award in the field of historic preservation; he has | ||
since received numerous other honors for his professional | ||
accomplishments, including designation as SFA Professor of the | ||
Year, Outstanding Teacher of the Year in Liberal Arts, and Regents | ||
Professor of History; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through his dedicated stewardship, Dr. Jere Jackson | ||
has played a vital role in preserving the rich heritage of | ||
Nacogdoches County for future generations of Texans, and he may | ||
indeed reflect with pride on all he has done to promote awareness of | ||
the people, institutions, and varied forces that have shaped the | ||
county that area residents call home today; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor Dr. Jere Langdon Jackson for his 43 years | ||
of service on the Nacogdoches County Historical Commission and | ||
extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success and | ||
happiness; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Dr. Jackson as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Clardy | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 876 was adopted by the House on March | ||
27, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||