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Offline C.T. Schaefer

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Laird 'Doc' Jackson
« on: October 29, 2019, 05:54:28 AM »
Doc Jackson passed away two weeks ago after a long illness. He was almost 90 years old but up until he got sick several years ago he took part in our contests with his longtime pal Raul Diaz. Doc was a member of our club the Middlesex Modelers and a lifetime modeling enthusiast.
    Although I do not know the details, he represented the US on the world stage for many years as team manager and at FAI conferences. Hopefully, someone will help me out with those details? His modeling activities were a speck compared to his work as a doctor. It is easier to Google him than for me to describe his contributions in the health field.  Doc was a great guy and it was a great privilege to know and fly with him.

   Please chime in with your own memories.   Tom Schaefer  President,  Middlesex Modelers
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Offline john e. holliday

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Re: Laird 'Doc' Jackson
« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2019, 10:27:21 AM »
I first met him when I was trying to compete in F2C competition.  Thanks for the info. :(
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Re: Laird 'Doc' Jackson
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2019, 05:26:43 AM »
Thanks Bob!   Anyone else?
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Re: Laird 'Doc' Jackson
« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2019, 05:36:28 AM »
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Re: Laird 'Doc' Jackson
« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2019, 06:43:33 PM »
Doc has always been one of my favorite people and years ago he was the director of some of my biggest adventures.
His life was a life well lived and I will always cherish the memories.
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Re: Laird 'Doc' Jackson
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2019, 12:18:22 PM »
Quote from: Peter Germann on November 05, 2019, 05:36:28 AM
From over here:

https://www.modellflug.ch/news.aspx?contid=20579&lang=DE

rgds. Peter Germann

Google Translation:

Dr.  Laird Jackson, a world-renowned geneticist, was awarded the Life of Cornelia de Lange Syndrome CdLS in 2017 by the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics.  The world of science will miss him very much.

 In his scientific obituary it is mentioned that Laird Jackson was a passionate model airplane, in fact a captive airplane.  It therefore corresponded to his nature and his cosmopolitanism that he campaigned for many years in the FAI for the cause of model flying.  I had the honor and the privilege of working under Laird Jackson, as President of the CIAM Subcommittee F2, and I have come to appreciate his humble demeanor with in-depth expertise.  His quite superior "cool" appearance at some CIAM General Assembly was again and again very successful and sustainable for the captive pilots of the world.

 
 Thanks and good trip, Doc.

 Peter Germann, SUI
 Member CIAM Subcommission F2

 
 Mourning Address:
 Marie Jackson
 2601 Pennsylvania Avenue, Unit 906
 Philadelphia, PA 19130 USA
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Re: Laird 'Doc' Jackson
« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2019, 02:30:00 PM »
It is interesting to see how many lives Doc touched both personally and professionally.  There were times where he would tell us about his work.  It was amazing to me (especially at the time when he was pioneering genetics) that anyone could figure it out.  To this day, I wish I understood it.  He did a great job of simplifying the explanation, but it was clear that he functioned at a level so far above all of us.

Like Bob, I found that when needed, he magically appeared.  He did that for me in a way that I could never repay.  As with any championship, it takes a team.  Most people never knew that Doc played a key role in making the '82 combat team the success it was. 

Tom
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Re: Laird 'Doc' Jackson
« Reply #7 on: November 23, 2019, 07:37:56 PM »
I sat next to Doc Laird at an awards ceremony at the World's in Muncie in 2004. I hadn't met him before, but, we chatted a little about model planes in general. Hearing that I had had some difficulty with a spark ignition system, he produced his business card and on it drew me a little schematic of an electrical system that I might try.

Now, fifteen years later, upon hearing of his passing, I looked him up on the internet and, I suggest to others to do the same.

What an example of a life well lived!

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Re: Laird 'Doc' Jackson
« Reply #8 on: April 27, 2020, 08:14:18 PM »
I only met Doc twice and that was enough to develop respect and admiration for him. He was a very smart man as his medical credentials do attest. Around 1973 he heard I was interested in FAI T/R. American interest in this event was minimal at the time and Doc was always trying to promote interest in FAI events and to encourage more participants. He gifted me with an almost complete ready to fly T/R airplane which I finished up pretty quickly and became an instant T/R pit man and competitor with the Pilot being Carl Dodge.
I never forgot his kindness generosity and encouragement. Thanks Doc for all you did to help other people.
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Re: Laird 'Doc' Jackson
« Reply #9 on: July 28, 2020, 10:21:02 AM »
Today is the first I have heard of the passing of Doc Jackson. It saddens me but his memory brings a smile to my heart.
Years ago after my mother passed away and we went to modeling events, Doc was the only person that I recall coming up to me personally to share condolences for my moms passing. This act of kindness has never left me and changed how I approach others when I hear of them loosing a family member. My first thoughts are,  where are the kids and I want to tell them I'm sorry for their lose.

A few years ago, ok more than a few, I contacted Doc just to say thanks  for that act kindness and let him know it changed me.

Thanks again Doc for the life lesson you provided me.

Joe Gieseke
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Re: Laird 'Doc' Jackson
« Reply #10 on: July 28, 2020, 03:28:55 PM »
i met Doc at my first F2C trials in Calif ,He was head Juror and i was a rookie in every sense of the word .all i knew was that i could start a diesel and had a 600 gramm airplane
  on one of my first flights another plane ran through my lines and a wasn't able to finish the race. someones came to me and said i should file a protest.so up to the tower i go .Doc had seen what happend  but couldn't say anything ,they informed me it would cost $50 to file a protest and if i lost with it went the $50 .that was a lot of $$ back then  anyway Doc says very forsfully .are u going to protest or not ?? finally a say OK i protest and as i am pulling my $$ out of my pocket he says OK u get a re fly with a big smile .wish i could say it helped me but that year nothing would have helped .but i still remember that smile when i finally said OK
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