Dr. Daniel Jackson, a life well lived

Dr. Daniel Jackson, a life well lived

On November 16, 2017, the Jackson family, the medical profession, Houston, and the world, lost a great man. Dr. Daniel Jackson, born December 2, 1917, died two weeks and two days short of his 100th birthday.

A pioneer of Houston medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, Daniel was the last surviving physician to have practiced at the original Methodist Hospital on Rosalie Street.  

For more than forty years, he practiced internal medicine with a special interest in pulmonology.

Dan came from a bridge family. His mother played bridge in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. His sister Evelyn Sherman was a gold life master and Dan was a bronze life master.  His niece Debra, daughter in law Sandy, and son Richard are all life masters and members of the ACBL. Joan Jackson, another daughter in law, is an ACBL Emerald Life Master, and helped her team win the Bridge Olympiad in Maastricht, Netherlands in 2000.

Dan’s  passions included  duplicate bridge, traveling, bridge, photography, bridge, video blogs (the last posted only a few weeks ago), bridge, raising orchids, bridge, reading (especially biographies, the New Yorker, and the New York Times),  and bridge.

About a year and a half ago he had to give up his beloved game of bridge because of eyesight and memory issues. Even after that he maintained an interest in how friends and family fared in various tournaments.

Daniel’s laughter, smile, and sense of humor were legendary in the family and community.   He was a real man, a “mensch,” and we were all lucky to have had him for so long.  

Today’s games are dedicated to his memory.