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TRIBUTE TO JAY MYRON JACKMAN
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HON. ANNA G. ESHOO
of california
in the house of representatives
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Ms. ESHOO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and work of a dear friend and great man, Jay Jackman, who died of Parkinson's disease on January 17, 2022.
Jay Jackman was born in New York City in 1939 and raised in Brooklyn where his father instilled in him a love of political activism and a passion for justice. Jay was a graduate of Harvard College and the Columbia Medical School, did his medical residency at Stanford University, and was a graduate of the Hastings School of Law. He dedicated both his medical and legal careers to justice for all.
After his residency in psychiatry, Jay ran a drug treatment program in San Francisco, then moved to Hawaii. Upon his return to California, he worked in forensic psychiatry and psychiatry at Stanford University. He also served on the Foothill-DeAnza College Board for five years and was an advisor to the Democratic Clubs at Stanford. He served as a liaison from Stanford to the Democratic Party and was one of the early members of the Peninsula Democratic Coalition. He was a key member of the Santa Clara County Central Committee and the California Central Committee of the Democratic Party. After going to law school at age 60, he served as an expert witness in more than 250 capital cases, where he often tried to help prisoners escape the death penalty.
Jay leaves his beloved wife, Myra Strober, his children Tenaya, Rashi and Jason, and his stepchildren Jason and Liz.
Madam Speaker, I ask the entire House of Representatives to join me in honoring the life of this good and great man and in extending our most sincere condolences to Myra and his entire family. Jay Jackman bettered our country every day of his life, and was a special blessing to me and countless others.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 38
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