SR 150 — Celebrating the life of Cindy Jackson.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 23106411D SENATE RESOLUTION NO.

150 IE Offered February 20, 2023 N Celebrating the life of Cindy Jackson.

TN ––––––––––R Patron––HashmiAgreed Rto ––––––––––by the Senate, February 22, 2023 WHEREAS, Cindy Jackson, a library specialist and overseer of the Virginia Commonwealth O University (VCU) Libraries' Comic Arts Collection for many years, has passed away at the age of 53;

andL D WHEREAS, overseer of a once modest collection of comics and newspapers,L Cindy Jackson leavesU behind not only one of the largest comic collections of its kind but a long legacy of inspiratiCninspiration and E service to VCU;

and EnglishWHEREAS, fromafter VCU,receiving Cindya Jacksonbachelor's begandegree herin timeinformation atsystems VCUand Libraries as a studentmaster's employeedegree in 1996D and was then hired in 2005 to oversee a collection that, without her guidance, would be nowhere near what it has flourished to today;

and WHEREAS, during her tenure, Cindy Jackson nearly single-handedly pioneered the growth of the VCU Libraries Comic Arts Collection, making it known as one of the nation's most distinguished archives of comics, comic arts, and comic scholarship;

andande of the nation's most distinguished WHEREAS, Cindy Jackson's deep knowledge of comics aided VCU Libraries in achieving its status S as the official repository for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, regarded as one of the highest 1 honors in its field;

and WHEREAS,0 from maintaining the collection to conducting informational sessions and developingS exhibits, Cindy Jackson served as the face of this great collection and not only preserved hist1ryhistory on R paper, but in altering the lives of those who will go on to make history as the result of havin0having the privilege of knowing her;

now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate of Virginia hereby commend Cindy Jackson and celebrate a life dedicatedand, tobe itto service and passion to the field of comic arts and bettering the greater VCU community;

and,RESOLVED beFURTHER, itThat the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Cindy Jackson as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's respect for her memory.