Mr. Cal James Jackson

On January 23, 1940, Cal James Jackson was born to the late Sherman and Mildred Jackson in Big Bend, Louisiana. He was the 8th child of nine siblings. "Bulitt", as he was affectionately known, attended school in the Church house of Antioch Baptist Church, in Rexmere, LA. There at a very early age he was baptized by the late Rev. W.J. Parker. Growing up in the country, Cal learned many things from his humble beginnings, such as: how to till a garden, canning and preserving, cooking from scratch and a love of all animals....especially horses. About the age of 13, the family moved to Alexandria, LA. As a young man, he soon moved with his brother to Houston, TX. Here he tried his hand at different occupations, such as a garbage truck driver, a meat cutter and an 18-wheeler truck driver. He even played baseball, as a Catcher for the Houston Sluggers. But nothing gave him more pleasure than driving those 18-wheelers. In 2002 he finally retired from Werner Enterprise, located in Omaha, Nebraska. After which some time later he married Vivian Jones. While in Houston, in his early, young years, Cal met and married the late Louise L. Aldredge. To this union, 3 children were born. They later divorced. Some time after, Cal met and married the late Katherine Sturns. This union lasted some 30 plus years and to it, 5 children were born. It was during this union that he learned about Almighty God, Jehovah and the resurrection hope, spoken of at John 5:28,29. Even though Cal was not a regular attendee in a religious setting, he regularly prayed to Jehovah, that he would be blessed to be at a time in the future, where he could see his dead loved ones again. This hope he held dearly until his untimely death on September 18, 2015. He is preceded in death by his sisters: LeeAnna Franklin and Retha Barker; 5 brothers: Sherman Jackson Jr., Andrew Jackson, Evans Jackson, Earl Jackson and Harry Jackson; 2 nephews: Sherman Wilson and Charles Franklin; and his grandson: Julius "Ray-Ray" Jackson. Daddy or "Pops" as he was called leaves to cherish his love and memory, his 8 children: Connie Jackson-Hall (Barry), Cal J. Jackson Jr., Tyrone L. Jackson (Freda), Darryl J. Jackson, all of Houston, TX; Tanya A. Agnew (Erich) of Rosharon, TX; Kimberly K. Bell (Robert) of Spring, TX; Crystal L. Jackson, and LaTessa C. Lawal both of Houston, TX. He had one surviving sibling: Lucius C. "L.C." Jackson (Lillian) of Houston and one sister-in-law: Fern Jackson of Inglewood, CA. Also a special nephew, Warren L. Franklin (Jacqueline) of Richmond, TX, whom he called his Buddy' and treated as a son. And 2 special adopted nieces whom he treated as his own, Valerie F. Butler and Teresa R. Enoch, both of Houston, TX. "Paw-Paw" a fun loving grandfather, also leaves to cherish his memory, his grandchildren: Aubrett E. Jackson, Princess L. Jackson, Randolph B. Jackson, Natasha Jackson, Tiffany Jackson, Shanta Jackson, Tyrone Brown, Jacquelyn Brown, Danielle Jackson, Tyrone Jackson Jr., Varian Jackson, Amiina Jackson, Fatir Jackson, Delante J. Jackson, Jerren N. Agnew, Asten E. Agnew, Joyce-Lee J. "Pye" Washington, Mikyla C. Jackson, Dorian K. Jackson and Kyle A. Jackson and several great-grandchildren. "Uncle Cal" had a host of nieces and nephews whom will sorely miss him. Just to name a few - Sherman N. Jackson III, Shermaine Jackson, Marie Lair, Henritta Franklin, Oneal Franklin (Ammie), Joyce M. Lair, Deborah A. Williams (Harmin), Craig Lee, Javara Price, Derrick Wright (Rosalva), Kelvin Wilson, Shawn M. Wilson (Tamara), Kendra S. Wilson, Eric Lair (Kecia), Charles F. Blanchard, Reginald T. Franklin, Richard L. Molette (Nikita), Kayla Lair-Portis, Fredricka Young, Andrea I. Franklin, Aaron Franklin and Alonzo Franklin. In addition to many great and great-great-grand nieces and nephews, numerous other relatives, neighbors and friends whom will miss him dearly. Cal had a special fondness for friends and festivities. If there was a party, family reunion or just a lazy day sitting outside shooting the breeze', he wanted to be right there in the thick of it. There were some whom knew him quite well in these setting: Wilson "Bubba" Lair, Oneal Lawson, Paul Hill and Leroy, just to name a few. They will truly miss their friend, dropping by the house for a cold one'.