Pansy Elaine Jackson

Pansy Elaine Jackson was born on July 24, 1925 to the late Cuthbert Christie Jackson and Florence Maud Jackson (formerly Jones) in Little London, Jamaica. She was the second of three daughters. Her oldest sister, Dr. Inez Carnegie, preceded her in death in 2016. Her youngest sister, Dr. Linnette Jackson Myers survives her. Pansy received her education in Savanna La Mar, Jamaica, Geneva, Switzerland and London, England where she continued to take advanced business and administrative course work. She gained a strong grasp for technology long before many people started using computers. Pansy immigrated to England in the late 1950's to work for The Jamaican Foreign Service and lived there for many years. During that time, her son Nicholas was born. After working at the High Commission in London she transferred to Geneva, Switzerland to take on another challenging assignment and juggled various brief assignments in Brussel Belgium and Bonn Germany and continued her work in Geneva, where she lived and worked for many years. Eventually, Pansy returned to Jamaica with her son to continue her career in the private sector including Jamaica National Bauxite Company and various government agencies and assignments. After political unrest in Jamaica during the late 1970s, Pansy decided to seek stability by relocating to the Washington, DC area, finding home in Falls Church Virginia and working for the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) assisting with International Banking Development and Policy making in Latin America. In a primarily Latin bank, Pansy was a pioneer in Economic Development Financing throughout South America and The Caribbean. She retired from the IADB in the early 1990s and moved to Atlanta, Georgia where she decided to continue working and accepted a position working with a development team at Georgia Pacific. Pansy retired one final time in 2002 and moved to West Palm Beach, Florida to be with her son. Pansy quickly planted many strong roots in West Palm Beach, raising her grandsons, cultivating many friendships and being active at her church, St. Christopher's Episcopal Church. Pansy gave her life to Christ at a very young age and was a faithful member of St. Christopher's Episcopal Church where served for many years as a member of the ECW for which she was a Secretary and member of the Altar Guild. She was an all around devoted member of her church as she loved visiting her church sisters and serving Christ. Pansy loved being in the company of her family and beloved friends. She also loved to travel. She traveled extensively throughout her years, with travels in Europe including France, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Greece, Austria, The Czech Republic, Ireland, England and Portugal. Highlights of her travels include trips to the Holy Land, with stays throughout the Middle East and Africa including stops in Egypt, Jordan, Jerusalem, Israel and the West Bank. Pansy traveled to South and Central America and throughout every Island in the Caribbean. With lengthy stops in Mexico City, Panama, Costa Rica, Chile, and Peru, she climbed many Aztec ruins and Pyramids well into her 70s. Pansy took many cruises, highlighted by transatlantic cruises from England to Jamaica. Pansy had no fear and travelled during times of peace and times of unrest-- she saw the world. She left no stone unturned and her age was never a barrier to her travels. As she traveled to these various destinations in her 70s, 80s, and 90s, she refuse to use her age as an excuse to gain preferential boarding, and walked onto every flight she took. Pansy maintained her love for technology throughout her life. She kept all of her friends updated and many people in touch via her passion for online research, texting, emails and sending photos. During her final years, Pansy cared for her younger sister. Driving her all over West Palm Beach and Wellington. She took many trips to Jamaica to ensure her sister's well being. Pansy Elaine Jackson loved life and caring for others. After a brief illness from which she recovered and continued to enjoy her final years, which included a wonderful Mother's Day in May of 2018 and a memorable celebration of her 93rd birthday with family and friends. On August 25, 2018, our Heavenly Father called Pansy home. Pansy left on her terms with our Heavenly Father reaching out to her. Pansy is survived by her son Nicholas and his wife, Racole; one sister, Dr. Linnette Jackson Myers; two grandsons Jordan Nicholas Jackson and Julien Jayson Jackson, with Nicholas, Jr. her anticipated third grandson on the way; nephews Donald Carnegie, Kevin Myers, Alrick Dacres-Jones; nieces Beverly Carnegie, Debbie Carnegie and a host of many sorrowing relatives and friends from her many stops throughout the world. Many of her church sisters and family join her extended family. And so, he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold I have gained beside them, five talents more. His Lord said unto him, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou has been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things, enter into the joy of thy Lord." – Matthew 25:20-21