Harry Jackson passed away on August 15, 2019, at the age of 87, at Olympic Medical Center with family and friends by his side. Harry was an attorney loved by everyone who knew him. Harry “retired” to Clallam County in 1990, when he was 60, after practicing law in California and Ohio, but he never actually retired from the practice of law. Harry was one of the most prolific volunteers at the Clallam-Jefferson Pro Bono Lawyers office, and served on their board of directors in the early years the pro bono agency was being developed. Harry represented young people through 2018.
Harry was single when he moved to Clallam County. He moved back to California for a short while where he met his future wife Maria Luisa. The two moved back to their Freshwater Bay home outside of Port Angeles, and were inseparable until Maria Luisa’s death several years ago.
“He was helpful and welcoming and shared his insights with me as “a new lawyer in Port Angeles” (at the age of about 60!). I’ll always have a fond place in my heart for Harry Jackson. I know he touched many lives.” Deborah Nelson
“Harry was the kind of person we all should strive to be. He cared and acted always out of that caring. Our community will be less without him being in it but is far better because he was. Rest In Peace Harry, yours was a life well lived.” Janet and Ken Williams
“Harry came to Port Angeles when I opened my private practice. He was a marvelous and generous mentor to me, always available for any question no matter how complicated. He always had good legal advice and a humane perspective. His compassion for people in need of help was an early inspiration for me.” Mark Baumann
“Harry was the most beautiful man. He and Maria Luisa recognized me as a survivor of a violent crime and made an effort to get through those walls. That sort of kindness and compassion, I had never experienced before or since. He will be greatly missed.” Pam Lindquist
“Such a gentle, intelligent, loving man who always shared a kind word. Wow, Harry, you will be so missed!” Lane Wolfley