Sorry to hear this. Praying for her family and friends.
Becky Manners On 12/2/2016 10:51 AM, ellen telker via Cookinginthedark wrote: > I'm sorry to be sending this, but I thought you'd want to know. Longtime > list member Alice Jackson has passed away, and I'm forwarding her obituary. > I am going to miss her very much. When I got out of law school and had lots > of time because I didn't have a job, Alice helped me improve my cooking > skills. But we didn't just do cooking. Around the holidays I still remember > a lesson on wrapping packeages. But we didn't just do boxes. She showed me > a lovely way to wrap a liquor bottle if it didn't come in a box. What a > special person she was! > Alice B. Jackson, 64, of Hamden was called home to the Lord on Sunday, > November 20, 2016 after a brief illness. The daughter of the late Fred and > Frances (Barnum) Jackson, Alice was blind from birth, but she did not let it > stop her from living a very full and productive life. > > Alice was raised in Norwalk, and was one of the first disabled students to be > "mainstreamed" in the public schools. She graduated from Norwalk High School > and attended the University of Connecticut, where she earned a master's > degree in social work. She had a long career with the state's Services for > the Blind, teaching people who had lost their vision how to regain their > independence. > > Alice's intelligence, grace, courage, humor and warmth brought her a wide > circle of devoted friends. She was a capable advocate for the disabled all > her adult life, serving as president of her local Lion's Club, and active at > both the state and national level in organizations for the blind. > > Alice was extremely musical. She sang in the children's choir at St. Paul's > church, and in her teens she gained widespread recognition for her heartfelt > interpretations of folk songs, accompanying herself on the guitar. Later she > studied voice and often lent her fine lyric soprano to classical performances > in the area. > > Alice was also a talented cook. All of her friends and family looked forward > to her Christmas cookies each year. She was an accomplished knitter and > crocheter, an avid reader, a technology enthusiast and a lifelong cat lover. > > Alice's life was strongly rooted in faith. She was an active member of St. > Peter's Episcopal Church in Cheshire where she sang in the choir for many > years. She studied faith healing so that she could minister to those in > physical or emotional pain, and became a powerful "prayer warrior," praying > each day for healing and peace for our troubled world. > > Alice is survived by her three brothers, Fred (Ted) Jackson and his wife > Vickie of Lakeland, Florida, Daniel Jackson and his wife Mary of Ridgefield, > and John Jackson and his wife Emily of Milford; her sister, June Jackson of > Edmonds, Washington; as well as many nieces and nephews. > > Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Memorial service for Alice on > Saturday, December 10, 2016 at 11:00am at St. Peters Episcopal Church, > Cheshire. Visitation with Alice's family will take place on Friday, December > 9, 2016 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at BEECHER & BENNETT FUNERAL HOME, Hamden. > Interment will be private. > > Memorial donations in Alice's name may be made to the Lion's Club at > www.lcif.org, or the American Federation of the Blind, 2 Penn Plaza, Suite > 1102, New York, NY 10121 or St. Peter's Church, 59 Main St., Cheshire, CT > 06410. To share a condolence with Alice's family please visit > www.beecherandbennett.com. > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
