More detail on this person: Harold Collins
"Jack" Jackson, 76, joined his Lord and Savior,
Jesus Christ, on Thursday, June 4, 2015.
Funeral: 3:00 p.m. Tuesday at The First United
Methodist Church, 301 N. E. First St., Mineral
Wells. Interment: Woodland Park Cemetery.
Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at White's Funeral
Home, 101 N. E. 4th Ave., Mineral Wells.
He was born in Robstown on June 14, 1938. Jack
Graduated from Robstown High School in 1956 and
then from Texas A&M University in 1960. He
married Jean Reeder on August 6, 1959. As a
member of Texas A&M Corps of Cadets, he went
into the U.S. Army as a 2nd Lieutenant. Jack
completed U.S. Army helicopter training school at
Ft. Wolters and was assigned Vietnam duty from
1964 to 1965. During his service he received the
Army Aviator Badge, Armed Forces Expeditionary
Medal, Air Medal with Sixteen Oak Leaf Clusters,
National Defense Service Medal, Republic of
Vietnam Campaign Medal, one oversea Bar, and a
Valorous Unit Award. After Vietnam, Jack returned
to Ft. Wolters and when discharged, as a U.S.
Army Captain, he made Mineral Wells his home.
He was an insurance broker in Mineral Wells for
many years. Jack was a fervent supporter of Texas
A&M athletics.
Survivors: His devoted wife, Jean; daughter Pam
(Chris) Tucker; sons, Tim Jackson and Kenneth
(Michelle) Jackson; brother, Donald Jackson;
grandchildren, Mitchell Tucker, Bailee Tucker,
McKenna Jackson, and Hannah Jackson.
White's Funeral Home, Mineral Wells,
940-325-3311
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