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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N

HONORING REPRESENTATIVE J. RUSSELL JACKSON FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Representatives Fox, Mattiello, Newberry, O`Neill, and E Coderre

     Date Introduced: June 13, 2012

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, It is with regret and sadness that this House bids farewell to our good friend

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and colleague, Representative J. Russell Jackson; and

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     WHEREAS, Upon graduation from Rogers High School, Russ Jackson earned his

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Bachelor’s degree from the University of Rhode Island and his Juris Doctor from Suffolk

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University. He maintains a flourishing legal practice with the law firm of Jackson O'Neill, LLC;

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and

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     WHEREAS, On November 2nd of 2004, The Honorable J. Russell Jackson was elected

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to the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing the people of Middletown and

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Newport in what is now District 73; and

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     WHEREAS, During his eight years with the Rhode Island General Assembly,

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Representative Jackson has not only earned the respect of his peers, but also the trust and

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confidence of his constituents; and

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     WHEREAS, Representative Jackson has been instrumental in sponsoring and supporting

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numerous pieces of legislation, including a referendum for the voters to expand the Newport

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Grand facility, a bill to enable the construction of the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry, legislation to

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make the state’s biodiesel tax incentive more effective, and legislation to give tax assessors more

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flexibility in how they determine the real estate value of time-share developments, to name just a

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few; and

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     WHEREAS, Holding numerous titles and responsibilities during his tenure with the

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House, Representative Jackson served as Co-Vice Chair of the House Finance Committee, Vice

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Chair of the House Rules Committee, as a member of the House Commission to Study Municipal

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Financial Integrity, and as a member of the Joint Defense Economy Planning Commission; and

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     WHEREAS, Within his community, Representative Jackson served on Newport’s

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Planning Board and as a member of the Newport Charter Commission; and

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     WHEREAS, In addition to his law practice and the many hours he spends at the State

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House, Representative Jackson is married to his lovely wife, Karin, and together they have three

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children, Karolyn, Tanner, and Elizabeth; and

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     WHEREAS, Representative Jackson’s leadership and tireless devotion to the citizens of

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the Ocean State have earned him our unqualified admiration and loyalty, and he will most

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assuredly be missed; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

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Providence Plantations hereby honors Representative J. Russell Jackson as he concludes his

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service in the Rhode Island General Assembly. We thank him for a job well done, and extend our

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sincere wishes for his continued health, happiness, and success; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to The Honorable J. Russell Jackson.

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