Jerry Payton Jackson

April 18, 1975 - July 20, 2020

Jerry Payton Jackson was born Friday, April 18, 1975, at 12:53 in the morning. He grew up in Grand Prairie, Texas, but moved his family to his wife Kelly's hometown of Midlothian in the early 2000's. A lifelong New Orleans Saints fan and gifted welder, Jerry was also a loving father and husband. He was driving home late on the evening of Wednesday, January 29, 2020, when tragedy struck. Jerry had been working multiple jobs and called Kelly that night to keep himself alert as he drove the winding backroads home. She was on the phone as his vehicle went off the road and was able to immediately call for emergency medical assistance. Jerry was flown to Methodist Hospital in Dallas with severe injuries to his body and head, and is was there he began his diligent fight to regain and keep consciousness, and to reclaim his speech and motor functions. Sadly on the evening of July 20th, shortly before midnight, he was called upon to stop fighting and rejoin those he had loved and lost. He is survived by his wife, Kelly Jackson; his daughter, Kayla Jackson; his father, Jerry Jackson; his parents, Linda and Tracy Turner; and numerous cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and friends.