Derrick Jackson

JACKSON, Mr. Derrick - Age 53, passed away Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at McLaren Regional Medical Center. Family hour 11 a.m. Saturday, September 18, 2010 at True Gospel Missionary Baptist Church, G-5390 Fairhaven St., with funeral service commencing at 12Noon, Pastor Malik Shabazz officiating. Interment Sunset Hills Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 11 a.m. Saturday. Mr. Jackson will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 2-8 p.m. Friday. On October 15, 1956, Derrick Blair Jackson was born to the late Gene L. and Corene (Billie Rae) Jackson, in Flint, Michigan. Derrick was the third of five children to this union. He was raised in the Baptist church and accepted Christ at an early age. Upon his death Derrick was a member of True Gospel Missionary Baptist Church, where Reverend Malik Shabazz is the pastor. Derrick supported the music ministry of True Gospel M. B.C. by playing the guitar until failing health would not allow further participation. Derrick attended Northwestern High School in Flint, Michigan where he met and married Iris Jane Hicks to this union 4 children were born, Maissi, Ondrea, Sabrina and Salathiel. Derrick also has 4 grandchildren, Jaissi (Jaime and Maissi Maldonado) Haley and Kyra (James and Ondrea Shipp) and Logan Isaiah (Sabrina Jackson). Derrick worked for General Motors in Flint at the Truck and Bus plant on Van Slyke Road for a short time, afterwhich, he moved his family cross country to Paso Robies, California, where he worked for the Blue Diamond Almond Company and Sky West Airways. Upon the closing of Sky West Airways, Derrick moved to Las Vegas, Nevada where he lived until he became ill and moved back home to Flint. Derrick was an avid musician until his death, he taught himself to play the guitar and keyboards. He was a member of the Inner Soul Expression Band for a number of years during his youth. His other hobbies included fishing, rebuilding engines on cars, carpentry, traveling, listening to local musicians and bands, cooking barbeque, playing bid whist and spades. Mr. Derrick Blair Jackson leaves to cherish his memory; 4 daughters, Maissi (Jaime) Maldonado, Ondrea (James) Shipp and Sabrina Jackson, Ayonna Gill; son, Salathiel Jackson; 4 sisters, Billie Jean, Jenever (Michael) Utsey, Belinda (Willie) Laury and Sonya (Vernon) Burns. Mr. Jackson was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gene L. (Corene) Jackson; paternal grandparents, Allen and Jenever Jackson; maternal grandparents, Moses and Georgia Johnson. The family would like to express a very special thank you to Cleo and Yolanda Morgan and family for their spiritual and moral support during Derrick’s time of need.

Derrick Jackson

October 15, 1956 - September 8, 2010