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Dr. Rudolph Ellsworth Jackson

1935 - 2021

Dr.  Rudolph Ellsworth Jackson obituary, 1935-2021, Atlanta, VA

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1935

DIED

2021

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Rudolph Jackson Obituary

JACKSON, Dr. Rudolph Ellsworth, M.D., Pediatrician, 86, of Armstrong High School, Class of 1953, passed away August 19, 2021. He was a graduate of Morehouse College (1957), Meharry Medical College (1961) and a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. A pioneer in Sickle Cell Disease research, he was the first black physician at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. He retired from Morehouse School of Medicine and the CDC in Atlanta, Ga. Service Thursday, September 2 at 11 a.m. Link:

https://www.facebook.com/William-Gayleano-Murray-and-Son-Funeral-Home-100312988162809.
Published by Richmond Times-Dispatch on Aug. 29, 2021.

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Matthew A. Kinnard, Ph.D.

January 24, 2025

Condolences to the entire Jackson Family .I knew Dr. Jackson well during his tenure at NIH/NHLBI as the first director if the Sickle Cell Disease Program. Rudy was a gentleman and a scholar of the first order.
May he forever Rest in Peace.

JHonore

August 29, 2021

To the family of JACKSON, Dr. Rudolph Ellsworth, M.D

My heartfelt condolences, to you I extend. What a great man and great
legacy to inspire future diverse minds in the field of medicine. Rest now in the arms of God. Well done thy good and faithful servant .

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