Michael B. Jackson - Obituary

ichael Brendan Jackson, "Mike," an Annapolis resident for the last two years and previously of Yonkers, NY for 53 years, died on Monday, January 1, 2018, from complications related to Alzheimer's disease. He was 84. Mike was born on May 14, 1933, in Ennistymon, County Clare, Ireland to the late Thomas and Catherine (Griffy) Jackson, he graduated from St. Joseph's Academy in Kildare, Ireland in 1952 and from Manhattan College in 1972. Mike served in the United States Army from 1957-63. He worked for I.B.M. as a Systems Analyst for 30 years. Mike was a longtime member of St. Eugene's Catholic Church in Yonkers, NY. He enjoyed golf, home improvement projects, listening to Irish music, and the stock market. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Bernard. Mike is survived by his wife of 55 years, Anne Jane "Jeanie" (Meehan) Jackson; three children, Thomas of Severna Park, MD, Kevin of Crofton, MD and Maureen Jackson of Bronxville, NY; two siblings, Thomas Kieran of Newbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland and Marion MacEneaney of Drogheda, Co. Louth, Ireland; and seven grandchildren, Brendan, Joseph, Kieran, Sean, Megan, Jane and Marian Jackson. Friends may call at the George P. Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater, MD on Sunday, January 7 from 2 to 5 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, 1800 Seton Drive, Crofton, MD on Monday, January 8 at 11 am. Interment Maryland Veterans Cemetery, Crownsville. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association (www.alz.org/donate). Condolences may be made by accessing the tab on this page.