Coming not knowing why God had chosen that song. For 7 years I grieved you and didn’t know why God called you when he did. I didn’t that he was preparing me to seek him. I didn’t that you had fulfilled the purpose he had given you. You were an example of a Godly women who I use to stare at and say I want to have a heart like hers. I want to speak in a different language to God like her. I wanted to serve God whole heartedly like her. I wanted to love people, I wanted to text his word like you, wanted to forgive like you. Thank you for being an example for me. Thank you for allowing your body to through things for my brother and I to be here. Thank you you praying over me. Thank you for everything. I watched the video on here from 2010 and and you were so proud of us. Your son is about to be a doctor in his field, running companies, and happily married. Mama I’m married, have a dance ministry, part of a loving church family, youth director, licensed cosmetologist, brand creator, a servant after Gods own heart. On yesterday the 28th I dance to open heaven. I didn’t even realize what day it was until I got on FB which I was fasting from. That spoke so many volumes to me and how far God has brought me. I love you and miss you so much but we will see each other again and this time we will dance together. I love you queen PS IM SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU ARE SAFE WITH GOD.
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Leave a tributeComing not knowing why God had chosen that song. For 7 years I grieved you and didn’t know why God called you when he did. I didn’t that he was preparing me to seek him. I didn’t that you had fulfilled the purpose he had given you. You were an example of a Godly women who I use to stare at and say I want to have a heart like hers. I want to speak in a different language to God like her. I wanted to serve God whole heartedly like her. I wanted to love people, I wanted to text his word like you, wanted to forgive like you. Thank you for being an example for me. Thank you for allowing your body to through things for my brother and I to be here. Thank you you praying over me. Thank you for everything. I watched the video on here from 2010 and and you were so proud of us. Your son is about to be a doctor in his field, running companies, and happily married. Mama I’m married, have a dance ministry, part of a loving church family, youth director, licensed cosmetologist, brand creator, a servant after Gods own heart. On yesterday the 28th I dance to open heaven. I didn’t even realize what day it was until I got on FB which I was fasting from. That spoke so many volumes to me and how far God has brought me. I love you and miss you so much but we will see each other again and this time we will dance together. I love you queen PS IM SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU ARE SAFE WITH GOD.
The world is not the same without you. We all miss so much. You were a light in the darkness for this
World. Your love kindness and beautiful spirit can never be forgotten.. inspite of your challenges you touched so many lives. I will never forget the times we visited Arkansas you made sure the family got together share some times together. I shall never forget as I was walking down the isle towards your casket several ladies stopped me to tell me what a great Bible teacher you were. Yes u were such an amazing young woman. I felt your presence when you left this world came to my bed to say good bye. You had called me several days b4 to pray with in the hospital. God in his compassion said time for your suffering to be over. Now you have been made whole. Yes all your dreams for Omar and Dedra have come to be.They are doing great things and there is more to come. They are soaring as eagles. A mother's prayers never ends. God heard everyone of your prayers and saw every tear. You are such an amazing woman. Rest in peace.Miss u so much. ❤️
I knew it was about that time, but I couldn’t remember the exact date.
I have been thinking about my birthday you never missed the love you gave me and I missed you so very much
To me she is my sister and someone I think of often and at the oddest times. Sometimes it makes me sad and teary eyed and sometimes I smile and laugh at some memory or story someone may be talking about. BUT, my most memorable and precious time I spent with her was in Destin, Fl the summer prior to her transition. For me it became a very selfish time to me because I had her for a few hours All to Myself. I never imagined those few hours would be what would be with me forever.
To many she was a hero, an inspiration, a mother, wife, friend and many other things but, to me she was just my sister!!
Love you and Miss you
Verlee Fowler
My heart ❤ is as heavy as it was the day you left us for your heavenly home to continue your angel work. I feel your spirit today. I hope that you had a great reunion with mama, Daddy.Rosie and Brenda and our brothers too. I love you sister.
Rest in love and peace ✌ ❤.
Joyce
She and I shared so many times, fussy conversations, laughs, cries, parties, and so much more.
She will today and forever be the one for me.
The fight for life, fairness, is genuine.
Jackie you live through me.
We won’t give up. I borrowed your wings.
See you soon. Love you and I miss you.
Knew how smart I was, I get that from you. I miss your smile, your hugs, your love. I miss everything!!’n
And then moments later I got the dreaded phone call that indeed you had finally gotten your wings! I know it was a bitter sweet moment. But, as God showed you the future of your children, your most prized possessions and endless possibilités you wld be able to GUIDE them into... you saw it was a bargain you had to accept!
Your children are doing WONDERFULLY! of course they miss YOU! but Time has a way of healing hearts!
I miss you immensely !!! Immeasurably but I’m ok bc I know you’re with me! It’s not hardly a day go by that I don’t think abt dad, mom, Brenda, Rosie, my brothers even though I never knew them.., of course you! And just one of my close relatives who is apart of my cloud of witnesses!
I LOVE YOU ALL so much and I pause this day to remember YOU, my sister ❣️
You always did whatever you could yo keep your family together. your prayers for your children was not in vain. You should see how they are soaring like eagles. You did a great job. The devil is defeated and you have the victory. Rest in Jesus bosoms. I look forward to when we will all be together again. I love u so much. Miss you.velma
Just know that each and every day that their is someone thinking and missing your presence! You captivated us with accomplishments, ability to write, your Love for God and your family!
You are gone but you Shall Never be forgotten for years to come.
Jackie, continue to make things happen for your children, sisters and your nieces and nephews- the entire family.
Hey, Aunt Edell gained her Wings just a few days ago.
Love you Forever...
Baby sis Shar
Missing you today as if you just went away.i know you're with us now in spirit. Your presence in protecting your children Omar and Deidra is undeniably beautiful. God is the one who helps us through difficult times. He repairs broken hearts and he comforts the grieving with his crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair
ISAIAH 61:3. Today is a time to remember your beautiful life and your arrival in heaven your birthday of everlasting life. I love you dear sister. Continue to rest in peace and love. I pray that God will help me to continue this journey towards heaven through life as boldly as you once did so well. Your life dazzled us all
Pearl Wilkerson, UCP
There are days that I truky reflect on times and events and begin to truly focus on "one day at a time" and what life really mean.
You taught me a lot-Love Di
I thank you for not only looking out for Dedra Omar but I know you have ALL of us on your radar
Good morning and Happy Birthday from the other side. We are all as you always put it best "fine" ... Your children are thriving with Ray in their lives. As we move forward on today we pause to say, your life mattered. Love Di
Gone but not forgotten...........
Words cannot express how I feel right now. I will truly miss you and have enjoyed being your case manager at UCP as well as a friend. I thank God for allowing us to cross paths. I have never seen someone so motivated and determined as you were and you did not allow your situation to get you down but kept moving on in your education and life. I love you and Jesus has received an angel. You will be missed but never forgotten. I will see you again in Heaven.
Love Winda
and now to return to your heavenly home. We will miss you here at UCP, but you will never be forgotten. RIL (Rest in Love) until we see
each other again. The Battle is Over!
The memories we shared will live with me forever. Because of you, I will always stay positive, regardless of what comes in my path. It is very hard to deal with death in our family, because of the closeness and bond our family have. But, we will get through this together and we will see you soon!
As we know Jackie worked closely with the MDA for many years. Her most recent project was the Jump for Rosie Project. The project will be continue to honor Jackie and any donations to support a cure for muscular should be sent in the names of Rosie Jackson Sims and Jacqueline Jackson Long.
This is their message to the family . . . in brief.
"We are so sorry to hear of Jackie’s passing. Our thoughts are with you and your family/friends during this difficult time. You all have been such a great part of MDA and Jackie will certainly be missed.
Please let us know if there is anything that we can ever do for you all.
We are always here to help, and if your family would like to attend our Muscle Walk on March 14th in honor of Jackie’s amazing life, we would be blessed to have you join us".
Thank you,
Kara
Kara Evans , Heath Care Service Coordinator
Arkansas Muscular Dystrophy Association
204 Executive Court, Suite 208 Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: 501.227.7098
Join us at mda.org
The day my aunt Jackie flew away
She always tried keep me in line
She was the warden, love was the crime
She always keep a smile on her face
One as sweet as a mothers embrace
You will be missed but we remember your love
What i wouldnt give for another hug!
But i hear your voice and still got your fb posts!
All the small tgings we will miss the most
LOVE U AUNT JACKIE
your sis
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Next, I got the call that you were gone and instead of spinning, for me the world stopped for a moment. I felt numb and a stillness I will never forget. I felt the power of God. Yet, I felt a void like a part of me went with you; and when I think about all the time we spent together on email, Facebook, phone calls and short visits during the years praying and planning for many things, I did not realize how much closer and deeper our sister friendship had grown. You helped me through some tough times and I you. Sharing our utmost secrets and insecurities, hopes and dreams as sisters do.
I thank you from the deepest part of my soul for trusting and believing in me. We often often talked about how our children were "each other's children". I love that about this family and we will continue to care for and love them 'til death do us part and then we meet again in heaven.
You took flight in the middle of the night and oh what a journey you must have had...if only I could imagine... !
Leave a Tribute
Coming not knowing why God had chosen that song. For 7 years I grieved you and didn’t know why God called you when he did. I didn’t that he was preparing me to seek him. I didn’t that you had fulfilled the purpose he had given you. You were an example of a Godly women who I use to stare at and say I want to have a heart like hers. I want to speak in a different language to God like her. I wanted to serve God whole heartedly like her. I wanted to love people, I wanted to text his word like you, wanted to forgive like you. Thank you for being an example for me. Thank you for allowing your body to through things for my brother and I to be here. Thank you you praying over me. Thank you for everything. I watched the video on here from 2010 and and you were so proud of us. Your son is about to be a doctor in his field, running companies, and happily married. Mama I’m married, have a dance ministry, part of a loving church family, youth director, licensed cosmetologist, brand creator, a servant after Gods own heart. On yesterday the 28th I dance to open heaven. I didn’t even realize what day it was until I got on FB which I was fasting from. That spoke so many volumes to me and how far God has brought me. I love you and miss you so much but we will see each other again and this time we will dance together. I love you queen PS IM SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU ARE SAFE WITH GOD.
The world is not the same without you. We all miss so much. You were a light in the darkness for this
World. Your love kindness and beautiful spirit can never be forgotten.. inspite of your challenges you touched so many lives. I will never forget the times we visited Arkansas you made sure the family got together share some times together. I shall never forget as I was walking down the isle towards your casket several ladies stopped me to tell me what a great Bible teacher you were. Yes u were such an amazing young woman. I felt your presence when you left this world came to my bed to say good bye. You had called me several days b4 to pray with in the hospital. God in his compassion said time for your suffering to be over. Now you have been made whole. Yes all your dreams for Omar and Dedra have come to be.They are doing great things and there is more to come. They are soaring as eagles. A mother's prayers never ends. God heard everyone of your prayers and saw every tear. You are such an amazing woman. Rest in peace.Miss u so much. ❤️
Please be patient.
An Endearing Memory of Jackie's Journey
A Sister Tribute
By
Dr. Cheryl Diane (Di) Jackson-Golden
A tribute to our/my sister—yes, she has made that great transition and she will be absent from your/my presence, but never our/my heart(s) and mind(s), but she has descended beyond “the cloud” and as you know, “nothing comes down from the cloud”. She was saved; she was ready and prepared to meet her maker as evidenced in her confession as a Christian, her daily walk, her works, conversations and most of all her BELIEF…as always she handled her business.
This is a time of much sorrow… Rodney, Omar and Dedra...as a mother not a “mom” she loved you all beyond measures as all mothers do and I believe that you all know this to be true and she was so very proud of each of you for your individual contributions to her life and your accomplishments. To her significant other, Raymond... you shared with me one evening at the hospital “I made a promise to your mama and daddy and I meant it” …I knew what he was talking about. Thank you for all of the love that you were able to show my sister and being a man of your word in the absence of those that you made that promise to (its hard to get people to keep promises to folk that are alive, yet to stand on your word to those that are gone and unaware of your actions, thanks for the respect shown to my parents). To all of the remaining sisters you know she loved us in spite of our sometimes differences, but blood, love and upbringing keeps us grounded in understanding and forgiveness as Christ offers us grace each day. To all of the nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews she too loved and helped to care for many of you on occasions-trace your FACEBOOK posts and scroll the pictures; she was so very proud of you all. It was her desire as with people that she interacted with on a daily basis to give back what she had been blessed with and to share on many days what she had not been been blessed with “the full activity of her limbs”. In addition, to the many of care aides, we can never forget the unselfish acts of love for her and the children … your assistance to her in carrying out her extra duty wishes time after time.
She as with all of us, asked for what she needed in life, but as life has it be sometimes, what we need here on earth is often not available. I find joy in my heart and my belief that she is now in the land of plenty with the father that can bless her beyond measures, exceeding her every desire, want or need. As witnesses of her life and as family and friends share stories, as we read past messages that she shared through media sources about things that she was doing to make a difference in the lives of others, my pastor calls it kingdom building, “teaching Sunday School, going to Wednesday night bible study, counseling young people in or into relationships that would be pleasing to God, helping to prepare children to return to school though the giving of supplies”… she did not let her physical dictate her mental or on many days her physical did not dictate her true physical abilities or a lack of. She vacationed in sports cars, cruised the Caribbean, hung out on the beaches of the southern United States, fought to prove that she could attend regular public schools and there she excelled, earned three (3) college degrees including a Masters degree, helped to write papers for other scholars, fought for others with disabilities because of her knowledge…. so, as we see we are not mourning the life of a person that has gone on, because she led a full life and was accomplished, had fun, learned to live as Christ calls for us…we mourn our loss and true concern about what life is going to be like in the absence of “mom, the go to person, the prayer warrior, the make me feel good, the party and holiday planner” …to name a few. As Jackie slept peacefully, she did take it to the next level, “God got this” and he needs no help from us just a request again of our needs.
Love Di
January 29, 2014
A Message from Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA)- Little Rock
As we know Jackie worked closely with the MDA for many years. Her most recent project was the Jump for Rosie Project. The project will be continue to honor Jackie and any donations to support a cure for muscular should be sent in the names of Rosie Jackson Sims and Jacqueline Jackson Long.
This is their message to us . . . in brief.
We are so sorry to hear of Jackie’s passing. Our thoughts are with you and your family/friends during this difficult time. You all have been such a great part of MDA and Jackie will certainly be missed.
Please let us know if there is anything that we can ever do for you all.
We are always here to help, and if your family would like to attend our Muscle Walk on March 14th in honor of Jackie’s amazing life, we would be blessed to have you join us.
Thank you,
Kara
Kara Evans
Heath Care Service Coordinator, Arkansas Muscular Dystrophy Association
204 Executive Court, Suite 208
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: 501.227.7098
Join us at mda.org
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I remember the time Omar surprised his mother and brought her to Atlanta to visit us here for her birthday. It was Omar, Yolanda, Raymond and Jackie. She stayed at my house and we had a BLAST! Hunni, you talking about shopping, eating and riding...we did it that weekend. We had the best time of our life! She rode in my car and she was so happy. We really enjoyed each other so much that weekend and it we were honored to be able to have them stay with us. We were so happy!
One thing about my sister that I know for sure she LOVED PURSES and she loved to keep her home looking good. She loved ALL of her nieces and nephews too.
Im going to miss her so much.