From:   Dave Geer < > 
Date:   2003/08/10 Sun PM 05:06:53 EDT
To:   IEEE VA COUNCIL < >
Subject:   Fwd: Dan Jackson's death

With great sadness I must report that Dan Jackson passed away this morning.  He was a personal friend and mentor to me, and to many others in the IEEE Va. Mountain Section   and Region 3.
The following is the announcement from Director Howard of Region 3.
Please excuse me if you receive multiple copies of this announcement.
Dave Geer
David H. Geer, Chair
IEEE Virginia Council

540-774-4905

Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 12:37:51 -0500 (CDT)
From: David Green
X-X-Sender: dgreen
To: Region 3 ExCom r3-excom2003
Subject: Dan Jackson's death

Director Howard asked that I send this note to you reporting the loss
of our time friend, colleague and mentor...

With sadness we report that we were just informed that Dan Jackson died
last night.  Arrangements are not yet complete but there is a memorial
service tentatively planned for August 22/23.

In a note to Reed Thompson (who furnished the information of this note),
his daughter said "Thank you for sharing this with the members of IEEE.
Dad was very proud of his affiliation and very gratified by the recent
award.  He told me that he didn't think he did any more than what was his
duty."
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Daniel Wyer Jackson
Roanoke, Virginia

Daniel Wyer Jackson, 74, died Sunday, August 10, 2003 at his home in
Roanoke after a long battle with prostate cancer.

Born June 28, 1929 in Louisville, Kentucky, he received a B.S. in
Electrical Engineering from Lehigh University, Pennsylvania in 1950.  He
served as a first Lieutenant in the U.S. Army in Korea in 1951 to 1953.
He achieved the level of Captain in the Army Reserves in 1960.  Dan
married Doris C. Maier on October 1, 1955 in Gloversville, New York.  Dan
began his career as a test engineer for General Electric in Lynn,
Massachusetts in 1950, and resumed his work at G.E. - after his military
service -- as an evaluation engineer in Schenectady, New York.  His
position brought him to Roanoke with his new wife.  He retired as a senior
product engineer after 41 years at G.E. in 1991.

Dan was very active in professional activities. Dan was the 1974-75
president of the Roanoke chapter of the National Society for Professional
Engineers and received and outstanding service award from the Virginia
Society of Professional Engineers in 1976.  He was a regional director for
the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), provided
leadership to 10 committees on engineering education and professional
development through the late 1980s and 1990s. He was a member of the Board
of Directors of Southcon of the IEEE (1991-95), also acting as convention
director (94) and chairman of the Board (1994-95). Dan received many
outstanding and meritorious service awards throughout the years for his
contribution to this engineering society, the most recent is the Daniel W.
Jackson Service Award, created to honor his exemplary service to IEEE,
presented July 26, 2003 to him in his home.

Dan Jackson was an adult leader of the Boy Scouts of America in
Schenectady and Roanoke, from 1954 through 1980.  In recognition of his
contributions the Blue Ridge Council presented him with the Silver Beaver
Award in 1979.  In addition to his scouting and professional activities,
Dan was leader in the Covenant Presbyterian Church, as a deacon and then
an elder.  Dan was known for his integrity, dedication, generosity and
ready sense of humor.

He is survived by his wife, Doris; his children, Daniel B. Jackson and his
wife, Bobbi Heath, and their son Alex of Westboro, MA, Barbara J. Ash and
her husband, E. Lawrence Ash, Jr., and their daughter Jessica of Dunkirk,
MD, and Gordon S. Jackson and his wife, Lan Nguyen, and their daughters
Cynthia Mai-Khanh and Kira Tu-Quyen of San Jose, CA; and Dan's brother,
David W. Jackson of Auburndale, MA.  He was predeceased by his sister
Elisabeth Seabury of Mt. Dora, FL, and his brother Dugald C. Jackson III
of Schenectady, NY.

Calling Hours will be held on in the Fellowship Hall of the Covenant
Presbyterian Church followed by a memorial service in the sanctuary.
Contributions, requested in lieu of flowers, may be made to the Good
Samaritan Hospice, 3825 Electric Road SW, suite A, or Covenant
Presbyterian Church, 1831 Deyerle Road (both are Roanoke, Virginia 24018),
or the American Cancer Society.