Obituary
Robert Hal Jackson, 87, passed away Saturday, January 19, 2008, at his home.
He was born in Denton, November 29, 1920 to Brent C. Jackson, Sr. and Stormy Wilkins Jackson.
He married Barbara Hancock on November 14,
1942
in
the St.
Andrew
Presbyterian
Church in Denton.
Hal graduated
from
Denton
High
School
in 1937 and UNT in 1941.
He left the University of Texas Law School to join the Navy Air Corps on January 1, 1942, and served three tours of duty in the South Pacific during World War II as a member of the Skull and Crossbones Squadron, VF-17.
As a member of VBF-10, he was stationed on the carrier Intrepid and took part in the sinking of Japan's largest battleship, the Yamato, for which he received the Silver Star.
After the war he served two terms as Representative in the Texas Legislature, and finished his law education at Baylor University and SMU, receiving his law license in 1952.
He was an active trial lawyer until his retirement in 2003. Hal was a member of the Denton County Bar Association, the Denton County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and a founding member of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.
He served two terms on the Denton Airport Board, and was a supporter of the Boy Scouts of America.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, several cousins, his long-time secretary, Margaret Duncan, and her two sons, Hal Duncan and Alan Works.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother and sister-in-law, Brent C. Jackson, Jr. and Mary Jackson, and his daughter, Susan Jackson.
Services will be held Monday, January 21,
2008 , at 2:00 P.M. at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, where he has been a life-long member, with Rev. Steve Plunkett, officiating.
Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Pallbearers are Hardy Burke, Bill Trantham, Sam Voss, Alan Levy, Rick Hagen, and Jerry Garrett.
Honorary Pallbearer are Robert H. Caldwell, Jack Beaty, Dr. Bob Boren, D. R. Boyd, Joe Mitchell, Bill Bass, Berkeley Knapp, members of the Denton County Bar Association, and Navy squadron veterans Bill Landreth, Wes Hays, Mel Kurlander and Andy Jagger.
Special thanks go to Mary Ann Fortenberry, Margaret Duncan, Kirsten Kaae and the Ann's Haven Hospice team, the staff of TLC Home Health, and Ray of Sunshine care-givers Barbara Mayville and Janice Wiley, all of whom provided tender and compassionate care.
If desired, memorials may be made to the charity of your choice.
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