Celebration of the Life of Robert Jerome “Jerry” Jackson
Remembering Jerry Jackson
June 23, 1935 – June 7, 2020
Robert Jerome “Jerry” Jackson (pictured right)
It is with heavy heart that we share with you the passing of Jerry Jackson, Director-Public Relations and Executive Director during the 1970’s, returning as CESA/CSA Executive Director (1990-1997). Robert Jerome “Jerry” Jackson, 84, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2020 in Malibu, California.
After his Air Force service, Jerry entered the advertising field. Later he served as the finance director for Young Americans for Freedom. In 1965 he went to Viet Nam as a war correspondent for a San Fernando Valley newspaper. He traveled from Hue to Saigon, where he lived among the locals when not out covering the Marines. After returning in 1966, he ran for the California State Assembly from the then 42nd District. Following that, Jerry worked for the California Electric Sign Association and Sign Users Council. For seven years from 1979 to 1986 he served as Executive Director of the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce. He returned to the California Electric Sign Association until his retirement in 1997.
Private services will be held.
Interment will be in Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park, North Hollywood
Live streaming of Jerry’s service will be available TUES., June 23, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. (PDT).
An online memorial service is planned for WED., June 24, 2020, from 1 p.m.-2 p.m. (PDT)
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About CSA Team
CSA’s Executive Director, Roy Flahive, has worked within the sign industry for more than 50 years. He served an apprenticeship in the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), owned his own sign company for almost 30 years and he is well-known and highly respected in the sign industry, having served on numerous boards, including those of the International Sign Association (ISA), San Diego Area Lighting Advisory Council, Arizona Sign Association, Western States Sign Council, San Diego Mayors Sign Code Task Force, and UL’s Industry Advisory Committee. Notably, Flahive has twice been elected President (Chairman of the Board) of CSA and has served over 30 years on that board.
Cheryl Flahive, CSA’s Director of Member Services, has worked within the sign industry for over 33 years; twenty of those years, as vice president of a sign company in southern California. She has served in various administrative roles, from finance to project management, and is dedicated to helping CSA members at all levels.
The CSA Communications Committee, made up of committed industry leaders, works in a behind the scenes capacity, to keep CSA members educated and informed.