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Life Story for Paul Calvin Jackson

Paul Calvin  Jackson
The Legacy of Paul Calvin Jackson February 27, 1924 – September 15, 2018
On Saturday, September 15, 2018, at 5:30 a.m., Paul Calvin Jackson went home to be with
the Lord at the remarkable age of 94.  He transitioned from this life to eternal glory with a
few of his close family members praying by his bedside at Evergreen Commons Nursing
Home in East Greenbush, New York.  Months, weeks, and days prior to his peaceful
transition, he made it known to everyone that came in contact with him that he wanted to,
and was ready to go to his real Home, Heaven.
Affectionately known to many as “Grandpa Jackson”, he was born on February 27, 1924 in
Columbus, Ohio, to Juanita Inez Fairfax and George Andrew (Buster) Jackson. He attended
Central High School, and Aenon Bible School in Columbus, Ohio. In 1945, he was joined in
Holy Matrimony to his first wife, Juanita Mae Middleton and resided in Columbus, Ohio
where 5 of 6 children were born to that union.  The family then moved to several parts of
Virginia, where the last of his 6 children was born, and then to Boston, Massachusetts,
before moving to the Capital District, finally settling down in Troy, New York.
Grandpa Jackson possessed a charismatic personality that had a magnetic appeal to youth
wherever he went. This was especially evident during his time in the Capital
District where he attracted many youth with his toy inventions and original games. They
were entertained for hours. He often distributed prizes to the winners, always with the
purpose of him having a captive audience to share the gospel.
Elder Jackson later remarried Julia Faye Robertson. This union lasted nearly 30 years until
she went home to be with the Lord in November 2016.
Throughout the years he was known as a poet, a song writer, and a self-proclaimed singer.
He would also often use his prized cassette tape recorders to record himself singing songs
that he had written and classic hymns. He became what you could call “The Jackson Trio”
and sometimes “The Jackson Quartet” by doing voice overs of himself singing alto, tenor,
bass, etc. Mind you, this was way before technology allowed you to do this.
During his lifetime, Elder Jackson, as he was known in the ministerial circles, became a
licensed minister with the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, Inc., headquartered in
Indianapolis, Indiana. He spent a number of years holding revivals on the evangelistic field,
and even Pastoring. In the early seventies, he contributed to the founding of Redemption
Church of Christ of the Apostolic Faith, as his son-in-law, Pastor John, Massey, Jr. and his
daughter, Joan, received foundational bible teaching under his tutorship.
In 2014, due to declining health and extenuating circumstances, Grandpa Jackson became a
resident of The Albany County Nursing Home. It was during his residence there that he fell
and broke his hip. Long story short, in 2017, after his hospital stay, he became a resident of
Evergreen Commons Nursing Home in East Greenbush, New York. It was there that he
became known as a nursing home evangelist, singing, reciting his poetry, praying, and
telling everyone he came in contact with about the gospel of Jesus Christ.
From the time he was in the Albany County Nursing Home, until the Saturday before he
transitioned to heaven in Evergreen Commons, the Angels of Faith were a bright spot that
he eagerly looked forward to every week. He would literally light up when they walked in
the room every Saturday. They learned some of his favorite songs and memorized his most
famous poem “He Taught Me How To Pray”. He wanted to hear it every single week.

Everyone that was around him for any length of time could often hear him pray in what he
called “his prayer language”. His favorite question that he would ask anyone when they
would visit him, including his kids, grandkids and caregivers was “Do you have the Holy
Ghost?”, which became his signature quote.
Grandpa Jackson is predeceased by his first wife, Juanita and his second wife, Julia,
daughter, Barbara Jean Coles, son-in-law, Arthur Billingsley; siblings, Charles, Edward, Earl
and Helen.
He is survived by his only remaining sibling, Esther Haynes; his daughters Juanita Irene
Billingsley; Joan Estelle Massey (John);  Paulette Ladonna Camp (David);  Patricia Ann
Carraway (John);  and son, Azzaam Hameed (Stephanie); 27 grandchildren, and a host of
great-grandchildren, and other relatives.
The family will be receiving guests after the burial at the Redemption Church of Christ
Pathfinder Youth Center adjacent to the church.
In memory of Paul Jackson, contributions may be made to the ministry of the Angels of
Faith via:
Redemption Church of Christ of the Apostolic Faith
P.O. Box 753
Troy, New York 12180

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