It is with great sadness that we have learned of the death of Carol Goodman Jackson, retired Operations Manager for the College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. Carol passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 23rd surrounded by her family.
Carol graced DePaul University with over 38 years of leadership and service. During this time, she epitomized what it meant to be a dedicated, productive, and highly respected member of the University community. Her work in LAS was critical to the success of numerous initiatives that improved the lives of DePaul students, faculty and staff including the inaugural drive to convert the university's student files to paperless, for which she received recognition. She was renowned for her problem solving skills as well as her creative initiatives that streamlined management and record-keeping processes. An exemplary personnel manager, Carol was involved in the hiring and training of hundreds of DePaul staff and student employees, many of whom would go on to serve the University at higher levels.
A bold and passionate advocate for equality and Civil Rights, Carol was one of the founding members of the DePaul University Black Leadership Coalition (DPUBLC) in 1996, and lent her considerable talents and energy to promoting and supporting DePaul's faculty and students of African descent. Sensing a critical void in the experience of DePaul's Black students, Carol was the visionary and founding organizer of the annual Students of African Descent Graduation Celebration in 1998 and served as either chair or committee member for every single graduation celebration that followed up to her retirement from DePaul in June of 2018. DPUBLC recognized her tireless and creative dedication and commitment by granting her the 2012 Sankofa Award and then the 2018 Legacy Award, DPUBLC's highest honor.
By the time of her retirement, DePaul University had also recognized Carol's extraordinary contributions with numerous awards including the Via Sapientiae, the University's highest honor, the Spirit of DePaul for 2015-2016, and the DePaul Women's Network (DWN) Woman of Substance and the Woman of Spirit and Action awards.
It was a blessing to call Carol by the name "friend." Her presence was always accompanied by her merry, generous laugh that was deeply contagious. Creatively talented and endowed with a clever wit, she was the mojo behind numerous family and friends' celebrations, and was constantly giving of herself to add light and happiness to their lives.
Most of all, to know Carol was to understand her deep, abundant love for her family and her powerful Christian faith. She was married to the love of her life, George Jackson Jr., for 31 years until his death separated them temporarily in 2011, and she was endlessly proud of her wonderful son, Eric, and her four beautiful grandchildren, Jali, George, Luis, and Jacquelyn, and her two beloved goddaughters, Evelyn and Lori. She is survived by them, as well as her loving family of devoted siblings, Ira, Cleo, Arillas, Lillie, Jimmie and Alice, whom she adored.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to a college fund for Carol's youngest grandchildren, Jali and George: gf.me/u/xphb6v
A Celebration of Life in honor of Carol will be held at DePaul University's Cortelyou Commons on the Lincoln Park campus at 2324 N Fremont St, Chicago, IL 60614, on Saturday, March 14, 2020, from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm; service will begin at 11:00 am.
Our condolences go to Carol's family and loved ones. May she rest in peace.
Source: Mission and Ministry email, March 4, 2020
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It is with sadness we learned of the death of Carol Goodman Jackson, retired operations manager of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. Carol, who lived in Chicago, died on February 23, 2020 at the age of 64.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 14, at the LPC Cortelyou Commons, from 10:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Everyone is invited.
Memories may be posted on the Tribute Wall of In Touch Funeral and Cremation Services.
https://www.intouchfuneralandcremation.com/obituary/Carol-Goodman-Jackson
May she rest in peace.
Information Source: Laz Rice, email March 3, 2020.
Photo Source: DPU Distinguished Service Awards, 2015
Laz- Thanks for letting us know. Carol has a contagious laugh and a love for her students and the university. She will be missed.
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