Nancy M. Jackson

Nancy Morrison Jackson, AIA Nancy Morrison Jackson, 83, of Alexandria, Virginia, an architect retired from the General Services Administration, died on October 22.Ms. Jackson, a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was a graduate of Carnegie-Mellon University and worked for such firms as Prack & Prack, Kaiser, Neal & Reid, Marks & Simboli all of Pittsburgh, Edward C. Roock Syracuse, NY, Austin and Mead and Kane Farrell White CT as well as in private practice in Farmington, Connecticut. She joined the General Services Administration in Washington, DC in 1978 and retired in February 2005 at the age of 82.Ms. Jackson was Kappa Alpha Theta, member of the National Architectural Accrediting Board, Carnegie-Mellon Admissions Council, Catholic Family Services for Ecumenical Affairs CT, Connecticut Society of Architects and the Arts Club of Washington Board of Directors. She served as a construction industry arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association and was named an Emeritus Member of the American Institute of Architects in 2005 where she had served on the Masterspec Review Committee for many years. Nancy was the wife of the late George Clark Jackson and is survived by her sister Marjorie Blair, son Robert Clark Jackson of Springfield, Virginia and daughters Ellen Jackson Rudy of San Jose, California, and Mary Jackson Porter of Alexandria. She leaves behind six grandchildren, Matthew Clark Rudy, Stewart Michael Rudy, Anna Wachtenhein Jackson, Rachel Wachtenheim Jackson, Henry Morrison Porter and Iris Mills Porter. Funeral services were held at St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Alexandria. Graveside services will be held at Riverside Cemetery in Farmington, Connecticut on Friday, October 28 at 10:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to either the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, Oblate Development Office, 1020 18th Street, Wilmington, DE 19802 or the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria 4101 Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria, VA 22304. The Molloy Funeral Home, West Hartford, is assisting with arrangements. Online messages of sympathy may be made at www.molloyfuneralhome.com

Nancy M. Jackson

October 22, 2005