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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
21-99
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
July 14, 2015
To recognize and thank Eric C. Jackson for his 27 years of service as an officer in the Metropolitan Police Department.
WHEREAS, Eric C. Jackson was born in the District on July 3, 1965;
WHEREAS, Eric C. Jackson is a product of the District of Columbia Public Schools system, attending Kelly Miller Junior High and graduating from H.D. Woodson High School in 1983;
WHEREAS, Eric C. Jackson attended the University of the District of Columbia for 2 semesters before accepting a job with the Secretary of the United States Senate;
WHEREAS, Eric C. Jackson joined the Metropolitan Police Department in March, 1988, graduating from the police academy the following August;
WHEREAS, Eric C. Jackson was assigned to the Second Police District and served there honorably for 3 years before being transferred to Special Operations Division;
WHEREAS, Eric C. Jackson served in the Special Operations Division for 24 years, escorting 4 United States Presidents and every foreign dignitary who visited the District during that time;
WHEREAS, Eric C. Jackson’s most cherished moment of his career was the honor of escorting the late Mayor Marion Barry’s funeral procession through the District; and
WHEREAS, Eric C. Jackson retired from the Metropolitan Police Department on July 11, 2015 after 27 years on the force.
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that the Council of the District of Columbia recognizes and thanks Eric C. Jackson for his decades of service to the Metropolitan Police Department and to the residents of the District of Columbia.
Sec. 2. This resolution may be cited as the “Eric C. Jackson Recognition Resolution of 2015”.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.
