Virginia Anne (Callahan) Jackson, 77, of East Sandwich, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on March 25, after a long illness. Ginny was born on August 11, 1942 in St. Louis MO, the second daughter of the late Thomas and Anne (Shea) Callahan, and raised in Springfield, MA. She received a B.A. at the Elms College, and worked as an elementary school teacher in the city of Springfield for most of her teaching career.
Ginny married her childhood best friend, John Jackson, in 1968, and they moved around the country as Army orders dictated, then settled down, and raised their two daughters. They lived in Longmeadow, MA., until moving to East Sandwich in 1989.
Ginny was funny and feisty and stubborn. She drove with both feet and felt speed limits were mostly a suggestion. She liked to read the end of a mystery novel first, and went on the scariest amusement park rides if her kids needed an adult-something they did not fully appreciate at the time. She sang along to the radio, preferred her Manhattan on the rocks, and could eat her body weight in sushi at Inaho, her favorite restaurant.
She loved children and dogs, and was never happier than when her home was full of both. She loved to travel with her family, meet new people and experience new cultures and local cuisine.
Ginny was predeceased by her sister, Mary Callahan, her son in law, Adam Bell, many family members and close friends, and her dogs; Dublin, Patches, Maggie and Abbey. A joyous reunion is expected, Irish Whiskey will be served.
She is survived by her husband of 52 years, John Jackson of East Sandwich, her daughters, Mary Beth Jackson of East Sandwich and Anne Bell Luevano and her husband, Paul of Boston, MA., her in-laws; James Jackson of E. Longmeadow, MA, the Luevano family in Longwood, FL, and The Bell and Perry families, of Worcestershire, UK, her Flamingo family, and many close family members and friends around the world.
Funeral arrangements will be planned at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be sent to help kids who didn't have the great gift of having someone like Ginny as mom, to: Child and Family Services, 3057 Acushnet Ave, New Bedford, MA 02745
“So long, and thanks for all the fish!”
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