[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 46 (Tuesday, April 25, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E582]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                TRIBUTE TO MR. EDDIE WALTER JACKSON, JR.

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                           HON. CHET EDWARDS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 25, 2006

  Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize a great individual and 
community leader, Mr. Eddie Walter Jackson, Jr., and to thank him for 
his contributions to the greater Waco community and this great Nation.
  Mr. Jackson is one of three children born to the late Ed W. Jackson, 
Sr., and the late Lula Mae Bowman Parker.
  Mr. Jackson graduated from Corsicana Public Schools and later Paul 
Quinn College where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 
mathematics and business. He served this Nation honorably as a member 
of the U.S. Navy, World War II veteran.
  Following his service in the military, Mr. Jackson's exemplary work 
history includes working as a teacher and coach at the Anderson High 
School in Mart, TX; 34 years of outstanding service at the Veterans 
Administration Medical Center in Waco, TX, and Nick's Restaurant for 
over 30 years.
  Mr. Jackson has a deep love for his family. He shared wonderful years 
of marriage to the late Lonnie B. Taylor Jackson. They had one son, 
Ronald Wayne Jackson, Sr., and three daughters, Sara L. Pimpton, Doris 
Laverne Jackson, and Portia Elaine Jackson. He is a proud and devoted 
grandfather of nine, great-grandfather of eight, and great-great-
grandfather of two.
  For over half a century today, Mr. Jackson has been a devoted member 
of the Pleasant Olive Missionary Baptist Church. He is a life member of 
the American Legion, a member of the A. Phillip Randolph Institute, the 
American Federation of Government Employees, AFGE, Local 1822 for over 
40 years, a dedicated member of the Central Texas Labor Council for 50 
years and the Masonic Family-Mason.
  Within the community, Mr. Jackson has shown a deep commitment by 
serving as a deputized voter registrar, poll watcher for elections, 
precinct 2, volunteer for the Democratic Party, and a candidate for the 
Silver Haired Legislature.
  Mr. Jackson is a man of energy and action. He is the past president 
of the North Junior School PTA, past vice-president of AFGE Local 1822 
and the immediate past president of the Central Texas Labor Council. He 
has dedicated his life to working to make Waco a better community.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to honor Mr. Eddie Walter Jackson, 
Jr., and offer my heartfelt appreciation for a life dedicated to 
service to the Central Texas Labor Council, his community and the 
people of Central Texas.

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