Jackie Ray See

On the morning of May 02,2022, Dr. Jackie R. See passed away at his home in Fullerton.  He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Anita and two sons. Mark See of Winnett, Montana and David See of Long Beach.  He was pre-deceased by his oldest son Darryl.  Jack is also survived by his brother Dean and family in Fresno, California and his sister Anita in Glendale, California and her family.

Jack was born in Washington, Missouri October 31, 1941.  He was the second son of Dayton and Ardath See.  His parents were educators and farmers. In the 1940’s the family was living in Iowa.  Growing up on the farm Jack collected Indian arrowheads that he found while working in the fields and found time to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout while a member of the Boy Scouts.

 In 1955 the family relocated from Dexter Iowa to Lancaster California.  Jack attended Antelope Valley High as well as the local Community College.  He was an outstanding athlete and played football, basketball and baseball.  He earned his undergraduate degree from UC Riverside where he also pitched for their baseball team.  He subsequently graduated from the UC Irvine School of Medicine.  After graduation he served from 1969 to 1972 in the US Navy where he attained the rank of Lieutenant Commander.

Following his service in the military he completed his Residency and Cardiology Fellowship at Huntington Memorial Hospital and the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital at Harvard Medical School.  Dr. See always combined his patient care with research.  He was published in peer reviewed journals, lectured, invented, patented developed and marketed enabling technology.  He was active in the fields of angioplasty, ultrasound devices, pharmaceuticals, MRI and CT imaging agents.  He developed liposomal drug delivery systems as well as stem cell biologic pathway activity.

Jack also loved the outdoors and enjoyed fishing, hunting as well as being involved in gold mining ventures.  He maintained ownership of family farmlands in Missouri.  Some of this acreage has been in the family since 1830.  He was a student of his family’s history and went out of his way to maintain family relationships.

Plans for a private Memorial service are pending.