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              HONORING THE LIFE OF SAMUEL BERLING JACKSON

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I rise in sadness at the loss of a friend 
from Siskiyou County in northern California. Sam Jackson, known as 
Samuel Berling Jackson, was a lifelong rancher in Siskiyou County. The 
legacy of the Jackson family just goes on for generations.

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  He was a Navy veteran and a lifelong rancher who was very dedicated 
to the ranching life up there, as well as making it a stronger 
agricultural and ranching industry for others with the service he did 
on the various committees and associations that he was part of.
  Born in Weed in 1932 and raised on the Jackson Ranch in Edgewood, 
California, he was the fourth Samuel Jackson at that time. My 
understanding now, with the latest, there are actually eight Sam 
Jacksons in the family.
  Sam served in the Navy during the Korean war. He earned his degree in 
animal husbandry at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and returned home to 
raise a family and build a life rooted in faith, hard work, and 
stewardship of the land.
  Sam was a fierce advocate for agriculture as I mentioned, protecting 
water rights, ranching traditions, and farmland.
  With his beloved wife, Erlene, he raised 4 children and 10 
grandchildren, leaving a legacy of love and leadership.
  He was just a great friend personally to me at the barbecues and 
such. I might end up behind the barbecue wagon there, maybe having an 
Early Times with a little 7UP in it. What a great friend he was. He was 
a guy that loved life and loved to share it with others and stand up 
for what was right as an American. We greatly appreciated him.
  Here is the picture I want everybody to think of him, as well. I 
think it is magnificent there in his home county in Siskiyou on his 
lands. He was a great leader and a great man. I am better for having 
known him.
  God bless Sam.

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