Obituary of Dorothy Graves Jackson

Dorothy Ann Graves Jackson died April 22, 2016. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, she had lived in Jacksonville for more than 30 years. One of the first women to enter the Engineering program at Carnegie Mellon University, Dorothy spent her professional life finding innovative ways to help others, at the Urban League, HUD, for the city of Rockville, MD, for the Northeast Florida Community Action Agency, and, most recently, as a mentor and corporate trainer at Blue Cross Blue Shield. She was an active member of St. John’s Cathedral, where she was a lector, served on the vestry, and taught Sunday school. Dorothy is survived by her husband, Lowell R. Jackson; her son, Lowell A. (Morgan); her daughter, Christina Hoffeld (Joshua); granddaughter, Lydia Jackson; brother, Alexander Graves; her sister, Anna Graves Sanders; nieces and nephews, and many, many friends. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 30, 2016 at St. John’s Cathedral, 256 E. Church Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202, with Rev. Beth Tjoflat as the celebrant. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in her name to Hubbard House, St. Mary’s Mission, or the Clara White Mission. Aaron and Burney Bivens Funeral Home, 529 Kingsley Avenue, Orange Park, FL 32073, (904) 264-1233, is serving the family.