It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Jackie 'Jack' Dalton Jackson. Jack

passed as he always wanted to – peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on May 29,

2025, at the age of 72.

Born on August 28, 1952, in Tucumcari, New Mexico, to Wanda and Hulen Jackson, Jack

spent his young childhood there and in Texas, before moving to Moore, Oklahoma. After

graduating from Moore High School in 1970, he enlisted in the Army, serving his country for

three years and taking college courses in Political Science.

In 1977, Jack met Patti Gean Myatt, also of Moore, OK and the two were married just a few

short months later, on May 7, 1977. They had two children together and raised their family

in Oklahoma City before settling down on five acres in Midwest City, OK. They were married

for 48 years, celebrating their anniversary just a couple of weeks prior to his death.

It was during their marriage that Jack started a successful paper hanger/wall covering

business that would continue for twenty-six years. There weren't many commercial

buildings in Oklahoma City (and even the surrounding areas) that he hadn't worked in.

Driving around town with Jack, you were almost guaranteed to hear him say, "I hung

wallpaper in that building." One of his prouder moments – and certainly anxious one! – was

when he was asked to hang a mural of a well-known artist in the National Cowboy &

Western Heritage Museum. He was a true craftsman, whose work reflected a skill and

discipline not replicated by many and admired by all.

Music was also a great passion of Jack's. His mother encouraged this by buying him his first

drum set, which he kept the entirety of his life. The first date he and Patti went on was to

see 'The Who' in concert. An avid drummer and sound man, he raised his children around

his love of music, often in the form of weekly jam sessions in the family living room… and

often to the chagrin of his wife.

When his son, Justin, showed an interest in the guitar, Jack encouraged and supported him

by signing his son up for guitar lessons and acting as the sound man for the first band he

was in. For the next 35 years, Jack rarely missed an opportunity to see Justin perform. He

supported and encouraged all his children's passions. Whether it was building coops for

his daughter, Sarah's FFA chickens or transporting her goats in his work van, he dreamed

his children's dreams with them and did whatever he could to help them come to fruition.

A life-long learner, Jack had many hobbies and interests: running, drafting and gardening

were just a few. He truly was a 'Jack' of all trades, and he approached them all with the

same passion and vigor.

There are so many wonderful moments and memories… so many Sweet N Low packets,

but never enough words to express what he meant to us all. There will never be another

Jack Jackson.

He is preceded in death by his mother, Wanda Alice Burris, his father Hulen Jackson,

maternal grandparents, Thomas and Velma Starritt, paternal grandmother, Winnie Sherrod,

and Uncle Vanden Starritt. He is survived by his wife Patti of 48 years, 3 children – Justin

Jackson of Moore, OK, Sarah Vezolles and husband, Frank of Moore, OK, and Jimmy

Lawrence of Oklahoma City, OK., sister, Marsha Daggs and husband Van of Midwest City,

OK, brother, Tom Jackson of Kingfisher, OK, brother Chase Burris and wife Karen of Austin,

Tx, Aunt Jane Binford of Longview, Tx., his grandchildren, many nieces and nephews,

beloved friends, his loyal dog, Gertie, and his first great grandchild, arriving this August.

There will be family memorial at a future date, to celebrate the great man, son, brother,

friend, husband and father that he was and the life that was so well lived.