Darryl Cedric Jackson

DARRYL CEDRIC JACKSON was born at City Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland on July 10, 1951 to Mary Lou Burrell Jackson and the late George "Eggy" Jackson. He departed this life on April 2, 2006. He attended Baltimore City Schools. He graduated from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute (BPI) in June, 1969 and extended his education at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland receiving a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics in June, 1973. He started his business career with Griener Engineering Company immediately after graduation. Darryl married Sheila D. Lomax at the St. John A.M.E. Church in Baltimore, Maryland on August 14, 1976. From this union, Stacey R. Jackson Cosden was born. Known to family and friends as "Gip," Darryl had a jovial and generous manner. All that knew him enjoyed the experiences of his smiles, comforts and Christian devotions. Darryl was the former president of BPI's African American Alumni Association. He shared his experiences with young people in the Baltimore City Operation C.H.A.M.P. program and the Junior Achievement Association. He was a former member of the Overlea High School Booster Club and board member of the P.T.A. After twenty-one years with Baltimore Gas and Electric Company as a Programming Manager in Information Services, Darryl became permanently disabled in 1997. His disability did not stop him from doing volunteer work with S.H.I.P and the AARP tax program doing taxes for elderly and low income families. He leaves to cherish his memory: his devoted wife, Sheila; daughter, Stacey; nephew, Darryl, whom he raised as his own son; mother, Mary Lou Jackson; mother-in-law, Ethel Lomax; son-in-law, Richard Cosden; sisters, Gwendolyn Johnson, Joslyn Starvis and Joni Holland; brothers, Martin Jackson and Carl Jackson; sisters-in-law, Teresa Jackson, Myra Jackson and Sharon Williams; godparents, John and Ardella Grant; uncles and aunts, John and Elvira Jackson, James and Victorine Courtney, Gloria Newman, Benjamin and Linda Henry; Oscar, Jr. and Ruth Burrell and Wanda Burrell; nieces, Rhonda, Erica, Maria, Stephanie, Brittney, Jordan, Morgan and Danielle; nephews, Cedric, Bryan and Kevin, Jr.; four special and life-long friends, Marvin Burrell, J. Allen Jones, Paul Mills and Earl Holmes; and a host of other nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, relatives and friends.

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Darryl Cedric Jackson

July 10, 1951 - April 2, 2006