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Calvin Richard Jackson Jr., age 71, of Richmond, departed this life on June 20, 2025. He is survived by his wife Kathy Jackson; one daughter, Audrey Ruffin (Wallace); three sons, Anthony Sydnor, Calvin Sydnor and Jerome Jackson; eight grandchildren; four great grandchildren; two sisters, Katherine Hinton and Deborah Jackson; two brothers, Robert Jackson and Kenneth Jackson; a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins; two sisters- in- law, Sheila Sydnor and Sigrid Williams; other relatives and friends, among them a devoted, Ellis Macon.
Remains rest at Joseph Jenkins Jr. Funeral Home, 2011 Grayland Avenue, where Mr. Jackson can be viewed on Friday, June 27, 2025, from 10:00am to 8:00pm, and where funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at 11:00am. Apostle Carlton Sydnor, Eulogist. Interment private. Family and friends are asked to assemble at the funeral home at 10:45am on Saturday.
Online condolences are available at www.jenkinsjr.com.
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2011 Grayland Avenue, Richmond, VA 23220
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