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20 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF JOHN ANDERSON <br />JACKSON, SR., M.D. (RETIRED). <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Dr. John Anderson Jackson, Sr., who was born on <br />July 2, 1902, educated in the Portsmouth Public Schools, <br />graduated from Virginia Union University with a Bachelor of <br />Science Degree in Education, and graduated from Meharry <br />Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee in 1928, has been a <br />life long resident of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Dr. Jackson has been very active in community <br />activities and in medical activities in this community, having <br />formerly served on the staffs of Norfolk Community Hospital <br />and Portsmouth General Hospital, and having held active <br />memberships in the Portsmouth Medical Society, the Old <br />Dominion Medical Society, the National Medical~Society, the <br />~Norfolk County Medical Society, the Virginia Medical Society, <br />and the Norfolk Medical Society; and was formerly a member of <br />the Advisory Board of the Portsmouth Housing Commission; and <br />formerly a member of the Board of Patrick Henry Hospital; and <br />a co-organizer and sponsor of the Swans Athletic Association <br />(1947-1950); and a member of Zion Baptist Church. John <br />Anderson Jackson, Sr. married the former Carolyn Worrell, and <br />they are the parents of one son, Dr. John A. Jackson, Jr. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, <br />his exemplary <br />recognized. <br /> <br />the stature he has attained in this community <br />life and monumental achievements are well <br /> <br />by <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City <br />of Portsmouth, Virginia, that this resolution is spread upon <br />the minutes of the Council and that a copy thereof be <br />presented to John Anderson Jackson, Sr., M. D. (Retired) in <br />recognition of his service and respected stature in this <br />community. <br /> <br /> Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, <br />Virginia, at a meeting held April 24, 1990. <br /> <br />Teste: <br /> <br />City Clerk <br /> <br /> <br />