Grand Valley mourns death of retired professor

The Grand Valley community is mourning the death of longtime professor Thomas Jackson, who died February 1 at the age of 76.

Jackson came to Grand Valley in 1977 as director of the Developmental Studies Institute. He served as a faculty member in the College of Education and as director of the TRiO Program. He retired in 1999 but continued to teach part time at Grand Valley until 2009.

A funeral will be held February 14, at 11 a.m. at Brown-Hutcherson Ministries on Jefferson Avenue in Grand Rapids.