A private funeral service was held for Veronica Jackson of Stamford, who died Nov. 15. She was 94 years old. Jackson was born May 4, 1916, in Pecora, Costa Rica. She came to the United States in 1964 and soon sponsored her family to follow after her. To everyone in the family, she was known as Mama. She was a caring and dedicated matriarch whose primary concern was to look after her family. She not only raised three daughters, she also helped raise eight grandchildren. At the same time, she worked as a nurses aide and a seamstress. Jackson was predeceased by her husband, Jacob Papa Jackson, as well as a daughter, brother and five sisters. She leaves behind her daughters Vera Jackson, Joyce Miller and Yolanda Crenshaw, her grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
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