Robert Eugene Jackson passed away on 19 Jul 2016 in Huntington Beach, California at the age of 91. He was born 1 Jan 1925 in Canton, Illinois to Jesse O and Eva M Standard Jackson. Upon graduating from Pekin High School in 1943, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served as a Combat MP in France during WWII. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1950 and served in the Military Air Transport Service during the Korean War. He graduated from the University of Illinois in 1956 with a B.S. in Bus. Admin., and earned his MBA from California State University in 1969.
On 3 Aug 1958 he married Norma T Keller Peruch in National City, California and they made their home in the San Diego suburb of Clairemont, and later in Huntington Beach. Bob worked for Convair and McDonnell Douglas on various space programs through the 1960s and 1970s, retiring in 1988. Bob greatly enjoyed the outdoors, backpacking in the Sierras and waterskiing at Lake Havasu. He was actively involved in the YMCA Indian Guides, and served as an Assistant Scout Master and Little League umpire. He loved Big Band music and was an accomplished ballroom and swing dancer. He also enjoyed restoring his beloved 1971 Continental Mk III. After his marriage to Norma ended, he reunited with his high school sweetheart Mary 'Toadie' Buchanan Hendryx of Peoria. Bob continued to spend his winters in San Diego and his summers in Bath, Illinois where his heart was very much at home.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Norma; his brothers Rolland 'Mike' Jackson and Jerry Jackson; and his longtime partner Mary Hendryx.
On 3 Aug 1958 he married Norma T Keller Peruch in National City, California and they made their home in the San Diego suburb of Clairemont, and later in Huntington Beach. Bob worked for Convair and McDonnell Douglas on various space programs through the 1960s and 1970s, retiring in 1988. Bob greatly enjoyed the outdoors, backpacking in the Sierras and waterskiing at Lake Havasu. He was actively involved in the YMCA Indian Guides, and served as an Assistant Scout Master and Little League umpire. He loved Big Band music and was an accomplished ballroom and swing dancer. He also enjoyed restoring his beloved 1971 Continental Mk III. After his marriage to Norma ended, he reunited with his high school sweetheart Mary 'Toadie' Buchanan Hendryx of Peoria. Bob continued to spend his winters in San Diego and his summers in Bath, Illinois where his heart was very much at home.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Norma; his brothers Rolland 'Mike' Jackson and Jerry Jackson; and his longtime partner Mary Hendryx.
Robert Eugene Jackson passed away on 19 Jul 2016 in Huntington Beach, California at the age of 91. He was born 1 Jan 1925 in Canton, Illinois to Jesse O and Eva M Standard Jackson. Upon graduating from Pekin High School in 1943, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served as a Combat MP in France during WWII. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1950 and served in the Military Air Transport Service during the Korean War. He graduated from the University of Illinois in 1956 with a B.S. in Bus. Admin., and earned his MBA from California State University in 1969.
On 3 Aug 1958 he married Norma T Keller Peruch in National City, California and they made their home in the San Diego suburb of Clairemont, and later in Huntington Beach. Bob worked for Convair and McDonnell Douglas on various space programs through the 1960s and 1970s, retiring in 1988. Bob greatly enjoyed the outdoors, backpacking in the Sierras and waterskiing at Lake Havasu. He was actively involved in the YMCA Indian Guides, and served as an Assistant Scout Master and Little League umpire. He loved Big Band music and was an accomplished ballroom and swing dancer. He also enjoyed restoring his beloved 1971 Continental Mk III. After his marriage to Norma ended, he reunited with his high school sweetheart Mary 'Toadie' Buchanan Hendryx of Peoria. Bob continued to spend his winters in San Diego and his summers in Bath, Illinois where his heart was very much at home.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Norma; his brothers Rolland 'Mike' Jackson and Jerry Jackson; and his longtime partner Mary Hendryx.
On 3 Aug 1958 he married Norma T Keller Peruch in National City, California and they made their home in the San Diego suburb of Clairemont, and later in Huntington Beach. Bob worked for Convair and McDonnell Douglas on various space programs through the 1960s and 1970s, retiring in 1988. Bob greatly enjoyed the outdoors, backpacking in the Sierras and waterskiing at Lake Havasu. He was actively involved in the YMCA Indian Guides, and served as an Assistant Scout Master and Little League umpire. He loved Big Band music and was an accomplished ballroom and swing dancer. He also enjoyed restoring his beloved 1971 Continental Mk III. After his marriage to Norma ended, he reunited with his high school sweetheart Mary 'Toadie' Buchanan Hendryx of Peoria. Bob continued to spend his winters in San Diego and his summers in Bath, Illinois where his heart was very much at home.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Norma; his brothers Rolland 'Mike' Jackson and Jerry Jackson; and his longtime partner Mary Hendryx.
