Jeffrey Craig Jackson passed away suddenly on January 3rd, 2014 in Victoria, BC. He was born on November 15, 1956 in Vancouver, BC.
Predeceased by his father Duncan Jackson in 2008, Jeff is survived by his wife Susan Shepherd and two children Parker and Georgia Jackson; surrogate sons Cliff (Melissa) and Derek Stefanuk, and grandson Charlie; sister Jill MacDonald (Gary), niece Jennifer (Michael) and nephew Lanny. Jeff will be also missed by his life-long friends Pat and Dennis Hobbs.
Jeff grew up in North Vancouver where he worked with his father at L&K Lumber. Jeff was a sports enthusiast. In addition to being a soccer scoring sensation in the 1970’s and 80’s with the AA League North Shore Saints, Jeff loved to golf. One of his proudest moments was when he got his 3rd hole-in-one while golfing with his son Parker at Morningstar. In addition to his athletic abilities, Jeff loved to have a good time, so with his charm and beautiful steel blue eyes, he was always a hit with the ladies as there wasn’t anybody that could dance better than Jeff!
Jeff worked in real estate for most of his adult life and was very respected in his field for his intelligence, diligence and passion for ‘doing the right thing’. Anyone that knew Jeff knew a man with an unfiltered sense of humor and a gigantic heart. Jeff loved to entertain friends and family with stories (real & embellished). He would inspire positivity in anyone and everyone. It was very common to find him surrounded by people that were roaring in laughter.
Please join Jeff’s Celebration of Life at McCall Bros. downtown, 1400 Vancouver Street, Victoria on Thursday, January 16th at 2:30pm. A reception will follow at the McCall family Centre. In lieu of flowers, donations in Jeff’s memory can be sent to the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness. http://victoriahomelessness.ca/get-involved/donate/
McCall Bros. Funeral Home
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So sorry to hear this news, just found out Jeff had passed away, shocked, loved this guy, my wife Terry and my boys have many fond memories of JJ when they first met him in Nanoose Bay, I have known JJ for many years going back to playing soccer on the North Shore. He always had a joke and made everyone comfortable with his outgoing personality. Miss you JJ. B