In Memory

Kenneth "Van" Ostrand Jackman - Class Of 1959

Kenneth Van Ostrand Jackman

(From Carol Jackman; Aug. 19, 2010)   Van passed away peacefully yesterday evening. He was his normal cheerful self almost to the end; always said thank you to us after everything that was done for him.
He had a quote from Robert Louis Stevenson taped to his computer for years that he said would make a good epitaph for himself. It fits him so well.
 
"That man is a success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much: who has gained the respect of intelligent men and the love of children, who has filled his niche and accomplished his task; who leaves the world better than he found it; who never lacked appreciation of earth's beauty or failed to express it; who looked for the best in others and gave the best he had."
 
The concert Sept. 19th will be a perfect memorial to him. Other than that, we will just have a small family celebration of his life.
 
Carol

Obituary Notice

Kenneth "Van" Jackman MD, emeriti professor of pediatric orthopaedics University of Rochester, age 69, passed away peacefully at his home on Upper Saranac Lake surrounded by family on Wednesday, August 18, 2010 after a 6 month battle with ALS. He is survived by his loving family, wife Carol, of 46 years, son Stephen V. Jackman MD (Dana Schultz) of Pittsburgh, PA, daughter Lauriann J. Garland (Jim) of Seattle, WA, grandchildren Connor and Dylan Garland, and Reilly and Piper Jackman, sister Diana Raney of Pasadena, CA, brother-in-law Dirck Benson Jr. (Cary)  of Princeton, NJ, and golden retriever, Ceilidh. He received a BA at Pomona College in '63, his MD at U of R in '67, and served at the US Naval Hospital Guam, '69-'71. 

In Saranac Lake he was a member of SARANAK (Search and Rescue Assoc. of the Northern Adirondacks), AARA (Adirondack Amateur Radio Assoc.) and a naturalist volunteer at The Wild Center (Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks). A former eagle scout, he volunteered with the Otetiana Council, BSA. An avid piper, he had been a member of the Rochester Scottish Pipeband, Feadan Or and Ceilidh Connection. A bagpipe concert in celebration of his life will take place September 19 at 4 PM at Parkminster Presbyterian Church, 2710 Chili Ave. Rochester. 

Funeral arrangements are in care of the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home in Saranac Lake. Friends wishing to remember Dr. Kenneth V. Jackman may make memorial contributions to The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks, High Peaks Hospice or the Piper's Gathering Scholarship Fund, in care of the funeral home. Family and friends are also invited to share their memories, photographs and sign the online guestbook at fortunekeoughfuneralhome.com.