Mr. Dosh R. Jackson of Atlanta, passed away on September 23, 2016 at the age of 105.  Homegoing service will be held on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, 1150 Westview Drive, Southwest with Dr. Dwight Andrews, Pastor of The First Congregational Church, officiating.  Interment, Westview Cemetery. The remains will be placed in state at the church at 10:00 a.m. 

The Omega Service of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. will be held on Friday, September 30, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. at The First Congregational Church, 105 Courtland Street, Northeast, followed by a Visitation at 7:00 p.m. 

Survivors are his children, Dosh (Sandra), Michael (Glenda) and Marguerite (Julius); grandchildren, Scott, Nicole, Kia, Renaldo, Maria, and Keith; great grandchildren, Jorre', Dosh, David, Taaj, Regis, Raine, Aubrey, Brooklyn, Xavier, Cadence, Brielle, Savanah, and Sage. 

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorials be made to Eta Omega Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 50521, Atlanta, GA 30302 and to Morris Brown College Institutional Advancement at 643 Martin Luther King Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30314.

Known for his high energy, electric smile and zest of life, Mr. Jackson was recognized throughout the city of Atlanta by Mayor Kasim Reed, City Council President Caesar Mitchell, and Governor Nathan Deal, among many, for his outstanding contributions and service to his city, state and community.

A supremely talented free spirit, Mr. Dosh Jackson was musically inclined and played both the violin and the saxophone.  Doing everything from shining shoes to working in a barbershop and as a cashier as a young man, he had a thirst for knowledge and for how things worked.  He was fascinated by electronics and love to build things.  He lived through two world wards, segregation in the South, and the Great Depression.  He witnessed the terms of 19 presidents and remembered vividly when he paid only five cents for a loaf of bread, 35 cents for a half-gallon of milk, and $700 for a new Ford.

Mr. Jackson was full of life and enjoyed each day he lived and every person he met.  He loved people and wanted to make an impact on his family, community and the world for the better.  Actively involved in a number of organizations and causes, he was simply iconic within his fraternities.  Close to his heart was being a member of the Masons and his role with his beloved Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. He was proudly known as the oldest living active member for more than 81 years.  Mr. Jackson was resilient and determined.  He was the light of his family and in his community.

At 102, he wrote an abbreviated autobiography in which he proudly shared that he was blessed to still be able to exercise regularly and communicate with his friends via Facebook and email.

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