JACKSON, Marvin

The White Mountain Independent, Show Low, Arizona - 02/06/2004 Professor Marvin Jackson, 71, long time Tempe and White Mountains resident, passed away in peace Jan. 21, 2004 from cancer. Professor Jackson was at his part-time residence in Leuven, Belgium at the time of his death. Marvin was born in Grand Junction, Colorado. He attended the University of Colorado in Boulder, graduating in 1954 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and a commission as a second lieutenant, U.S. Air Force. He served through 1957 as an armament systems and intelligence officer, with a tour of duty in Okinawa, followed by reserve status as a captain. In 1960 he completed his Masters Degree in Economics and History. In 1962, Jackson began his long teaching career in the College of Business at ASU. He completed his Ph.D. in economics at UC, Berkeley in 1967. In 1970, Jackson, an ASU Professor, was appointed a Fulbright Research Scholarship with the Academy of Economics in Bucharest, Romania. During the years between 1970 and 1990, he moved between Tempe and Europe, working as a professor and researcher in a variety of academic, research and consulting appointments. Professor Jackson was a very prolific writer producing a number of books, monographs, articles on the topics of European economic history and development, focusing on the economies of countries emerging from the Iron Curtain. In 1990, Jackson took a position in Munich, Germany, as Deputy Director of Research, Radio Free Europe, followed by appointment to the directorship of the Leuven Institute for Central and East European Studies at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, one of the world's oldest universities. In 1997 he again retired. After retirement, he divided his time between Belgium, the Valley of the Sun and the White Mountains area and wrote extensively in the area of ethics and morality. Marvin is survived by his sister, Barbara Jackson Willhite of Grand Junction, Colorado; by his brother, Jack C. Jackson of Plattsmouth, Nebraska; daughter Christine Jackson MD of Eagar; son Marvin R. Jackson, III of Tempe, and three loving grandchildren. The charm, wit and love that he gave to his family and friends reside now in our hearts and memories. A memorial service will be held in Mesa, Feb. 22 at a private residence.