Mr. Francis Jackman
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Mr. Francis Jackman

  • March 13, 1932 - August 14, 2011
  • Annapolis, Maryland
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“Please accept my heartfelt sympathies in the loss of your dear loved one. How comforting in knowing Almighty God has not only the power but also the...Read More » ”
1 of 19 | Posted by: Delores Allen - Severn, MD

“Frank was such a warm strong presence in all our lives. His intellect, humor, warmth and family values live on in his strong talented children. Our...Read More » ”
2 of 19 | Posted by: Jan and Jeff Hayes - Annapolis, MD

“Dear Mrs. Jackman and family, I am so sorry to hear of Frank's death. I worked with him at The Capital. He was such a great guy and a terrific...Read More » ”
3 of 19 | Posted by: Sara Marsh Tueting - Batesville, VA

“Thoughts n prayers with all.......thinking of U, Michael, one of my FAVORITE students at GES!gzugs ”
4 of 19 | Posted by: Ginny Bell - Arnold, MD

“Dear Jackman family, We are so sorry for your loss. We regret we never met Frank, but very much enjoyed reading about his exciting and...Read More » ”
5 of 19 | Posted by: Jonathan & Michelle Scott - TX

“I knew Frank at The Capital. He was knowledgeable, amiable and a real professional. My condolences. ”
6 of 19 | Posted by: Gerald Fischman - Pasadena, MD

“I came to know Jack back when we both covered the Pentagon a couple of decades ago. He was a great reporter, and a better person. My condolences to...Read More » ”
7 of 19 | Posted by: Mark Thompson - Kensington, MD

“Dear Jane, We're so sorry to hear of Frank's passing. Both of us enjoyed so very much Frank's company during the jolly good times we had in...Read More » ”
8 of 19 | Posted by: Marsha and Jim Tucker - Annapolis, MD

“To the Jackman family, So very sorry for your loss. Frank's lifetime legacy will be missed by all. We remember the Jackman family as part of the...Read More » ”
9 of 19 | Posted by: Jeanne (Couillard) Piper - MA

“TO Jane and the Jackman family, Please accept our sincere sympathy on the loss of your beloved husband, father and treasured relative. The Peeler...Read More » ”
10 of 19 | Posted by: The Peeler Family - Annapolis, MD

“I extend my sympathies to the entire family. Blessings. ”
11 of 19 | Posted by: Shannon Fischer - Arlington, VA

“A wonderful life for a great man with a wonderfaul family. A family that he was very proud of! ”
12 of 19 | Posted by: Ann Andrews - Annapolis, MD

“I'm so sorry for your loss. I worked with Frank years ago and have fond memories of that era. I like to imagine that he and my dad are pounding the...Read More » ”
13 of 19 | Posted by: leslie kriewald - crownsvill, MD

“Another member of the greatest generation of newspapermen passes. -30- ”
14 of 19 | Posted by: E.B. "Pat" Furgurson, III - MD

“My deepest condolences on the death of Frank. It was my pleasure to know & work with him. ”
15 of 19 | Posted by: James B. Brown - Monticello, AR

“I am so sorry to learn of the death of Mr. Jackman, father to my valued mentor; Mary Jane Jamar. My deepest sympathy and sincere prayers to the...Read More » ”
16 of 19 | Posted by: Hellen M. Kong'ong'o - Nairobi

“So sorry to learn of Mr. Jackman's passing. We lived next door in the 1960's on Schley Road. Good neighbor. Mrs. Jackman, and the kids--my...Read More » ”
17 of 19 | Posted by: Annie Small - Annapolis, MD

“My prayers are with this cousin of mine, who was born on my mother's birthday. She was born in 1913. God bless your family, for he surely will be...Read More » ”
18 of 19 | Posted by: Barbara Jackman Lake - Morristown, IN

“Dear Jane and family of Frank, We were so fortunate to know and work with Frank, and to laugh with him about the old days and the stories. His copy...Read More » ”
19 of 19 | Posted by: Mary P. Felter - Arnold, MD


Francis P. (Frank) Jackman, 79, a newspaperman for more than 50 years, died August 14 following a fall at the Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
He was born March 13, 1932, in Whitinsville, MA, the son of the late Michael J. and Diane (Lemoine) Jackman. Mr. Jackman attended St. John's High School, then located in Worcester, MA, graduating in 1949. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1953.
He began his newspaper career soon after graduation with the Telegram and Gazette in Worcester, MA. He served in the U.S. Army in Germany for two years during the Korean War emergency, receiving the Army of Occupation Medal for Germany, the Good Conduct Medal and the National Defense Service Medal. After his service in the Army, he took graduate courses at the University of Minnesota.
He joined United Press International's Boston bureau in 1958, and worked on several major news stories, including the sinking of the submarine USS Thresher off the coast of New Hampshire in 1962 and the $1 million Plymouth, MA mail truck robbery. In 1963, he joined UPI's Washington bureau. Among the events he helped to cover were the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the subsequent Warren Commission investigation and the civil rights march of August 1963.
He left UPI in 1968 to join the Washington bureau of the New York Daily News, where he served as news editor, chief White House and Pentagon correspondent, and subsequently as bureau manager before his retirement in July 1994. At the Daily News, he covered all of the major political developments of the day, including the resignation of President Richard M.
Nixon, the Iran-Contra Congressional hearings, and presidential nominating conventions. Mr. Jackman was the first to report when Nixon would resign in August 1974. He also was a member of the Gridiron Club of Washington, DC, one of the oldest and most prestigious journalistic organizations in the country.

After the Daily News, Mr. Jackman worked as copy editor at the Capital newspaper of Annapolis until 2010. He also volunteered at the U.S. Naval Academy Museum.
He is survived by his wife of 53 years, the former Jane M. Lawler, whom he married December 28, 1957; five children, Mary Jane Jackman Jamar of Washington, DC, Francis L. Jackman and wife Maureen of Kensington, MD, Catherine J. Hammaker and husband Michael of Bethesda, MD Ann F.J. Hynes and husband Richard of Cambridge, MD, and Michael M.L. Jackman and wife Patricia of Fort Worth, TX; two brothers, William E. Jackman of Reston, VA and Phillip J. Jackman of Baltimore; two sisters, Dianne Christine of Portland, OR and Laura Zibell of Linwood, MA; and 10 grandchildren, Caroline, Conor, Grace, Jacqueline Jane, Margaret, Liam, Michael, Joseph, Samuel and Wesley.
A viewing will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, August
19 at the John M. Taylor Funeral Home, Inc., 147 Duke of Gloucester St., Annapolis. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 9 a.m. on Saturday, August 20 at St. Mary's Catholic Church on 109 Duke of Gloucester St., Annapolis. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the International Rescue Committee, the Charles Carroll House of Annapolis or the SPCA of Anne Arundel County.