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William Lee Jackson Jr. NORFOLK - A native of Norfolk, William Lee Jackson Jr., 60, of the 500 block of Liberty St., departed Oct. 26, 2008. He was born Dec. 26, 1947. He was a former dispatcher and cab driver for Yellow Cab Company. He was predeceased by his father and mother, William and Mildred Jackson and two daughters, Pia and Pena Jackson. William Jackson is survived by his wife, Saloma Jackson; daughter, Pamela Jackson-Monroe (Jeff), and sons, Earl and Trevor Jackson; sister, Jean Turner of Portsmouth; also 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The eulogy will be given by the Rev. Milton R. Blount Friday at 11 a.m. in Graves Funeral Home in Norfolk. Interment will be at Lincoln Cemetery. www.gravesfuneralhomeinc.com.

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Published by The Virginian-Pilot on Oct. 30, 2008.

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Saloma

May 27, 2025

I'd been looking around and you were there all the time.
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