Jack Lindsay Reynolds Jr.

Jack Lindsay Reynolds Jr. passed away on January 23, 2021 after a hard fought battle with Covid-19. He was a loving husband, father, brother, and friend. He joins in the afterlife his wife Norma, parents Jack Sr. and Bertha, and siblings Barbara and Butch.

He leaves behind his children, Jacqueline, Yvette, and Corey; his grandchildren Taylor, Dino, Jenigh, Myah, Corey, and Evangelina; his sisters, Doris, Goldie, Phyllis, and Corlis; and his brothers Wilbert and Arthur.

Jack was born in Churchland, Virginia, on the night of February 23, 1937, and was the first child of Jack and Bertha. He spent much of his childhood with his grandmother on her farm helping raise his siblings and some chickens. After graduating from Churchland High School in 1954 as the Vice President of his senior class, he attended the Hampton Institute, now known as Hampton University but left soon after to enlist in the United States Air Force.

While stationed in England he met and fell in love with Norma Sumner, his downstairs neighbor. After some time of dating and Jack falling into Norma’s mother’s good graces, they decided to get married. On March 26, 1960, they married in Northhampton, England, seven years before the ban on interracial marriage in America was ruled unconstitutional. Though Jack and Norma would never admit to it, their love for each other and commitment to their convictions made it possible for others to follow in the same path.

Jack loved nothing more than his wife and kids. But riding motorcycles, traveling, boating at the lake, and taking care of the pets he pretended he didn’t want were a close second.

To those who knew him well, Jack was more than the ribs he smoked and the trike he rode. He was a man who lived life on his terms. A four-time cancer survivor, and a three-time sepsis survivor, Jack never let illness hold him back. Even at 83 he lived a more active life than many who are much younger.

Though he had dialysis three times a week for many years, he still managed to make his annual drive to Virginia in his RV and make frequent trips to the lake every summer. He spent his days going to the shop to see a car, fix a car, or talk about a car. But mostly it was to see his friends. And Jack was always able to make friends with just about anyone. Most everyone who ever met him would describe him as a very nice man who always made you feel at ease.

We will miss those conversations, the phone calls, the bike rides, the laughter, and mostly, we will miss this wonderful man. To honor Jack, please donate to the National Kidney Foundation.