Rev. Eugene Sample "Jack" Jackson Jr.

As founding minister of Hargrove Memorial Methodist Church in Tuscaloosa, AL, "E.S.," as we knew him, was our minister. We were a very young married couple who attended the church while he was preaching there. When he moved on, at his invitation, we visited him at his new place. Life goes on, and although our paths took different directions, we always remembered him and heard occasionally from his brother, Robert, what he was doing and where he was, as our paths crossed over the years. ...

To my dearest family, some things I'd like to say...
but first of all, to let you know, that I arrived okay.
I'm writing this from heaven. Here I dwell with God above.
Here, there's no more tears of sadness; here is just eternal love.

Please do not be unhappy just because I'm out of sight.
Remember that I'm with you every morning, noon and night.
That day I had to leave you when my life on earth was through,
God picked me up and hugged me and He said, "I welcome...