Harold "Jack" Collins Jackson

MINERAL WELLS -- Harold Collins "Jack" Jackson, 76, joined his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, June 4, 2015. Funeral: 3:00 p.m. Tuesday at The First United Methodist Church, 301 N. E. First St., Mineral Wells. Interment: Woodland Park Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at White's Funeral Home, 101 N. E. 4th Ave., Mineral Wells. He was born in Robstown on June 14, 1938. Jack Graduated from Robstown High School in 1956 and then from Texas A&M University in 1960. He married Jean Reeder on August 6, 1959. As a member of Texas A&M Corps of Cadets, he went into the U.S. Army as a 2nd Lieutenant. Jack completed U.S. Army helicopter training school at Ft. Wolters and was assigned Vietnam duty from 1964 to 1965. During his service he received the Army Aviator Badge, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Air Medal with Sixteen Oak Leaf Clusters, National Defense Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, one oversea Bar, and a Valorous Unit Award. After Vietnam, Jack returned to Ft. Wolters and when discharged, as a U.S. Army Captain, he made Mineral Wells his home. He was an insurance broker in Mineral Wells for many years. Jack was a fervent supporter of Texas A&M athletics. Survivors: His devoted wife, Jean; daughter Pam (Chris) Tucker; sons, Tim Jackson and Kenneth (Michelle) Jackson; brother, Donald Jackson; grandchildren, Mitchell Tucker, Bailee Tucker, McKenna Jackson, and Hannah Jackson. White's Funeral Home Mineral Wells, 940-325-3311