Winthrop True Jackman III

JACKMAN - Winthrop True, III, long-time resident of Bethpage, Long Island, NY, died Saturday morning, October 18, after a long struggle with an illness. "Win", as everyone knew him, was born in Barre in 1932 to Lawrence M. and Marguerite Jackman, and raised in his beloved East Corinth. Win graduated from Bradford Academy, where he played basketball and attended the University of Vermont, where he majored in business. He was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. He served two years in the Navy at the Pautuxet Naval Station, where he was a sailor first class. He began his working career as a salesman for National Cash Register and later worked in the textile industry for many years at J.P. Stevens and at Malden Mills, both in New York City. He was married for many years to Claire Quinlan of Barre. He is survived by his sister, Jane Fehrs; his five children and eight grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at the East Corinth New Cemetery, East Corinth, VT, Saturday, November 1 at 11am. Gifts in his name can be made to the National Alliance on Mental Illness North Shore, Glen Cove, NY, and to the Claire Jackman Memorial Scholarship Fund at the BOCES Art School in Syosset, NY. The Hale Funeral Home of Bradford, VT is in charge of arrangements.