May the road rise to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand.
Eileen M. Jackson, age 80, of Deer Park, NY, passed away on Thursday April 16, 2020. Eileen was born January 16, 1940.
Loving wife of James J. Houlihan. Devoted mother of James F. Jackson (Donna) and daughter, Kris E. DiSanti (Michael), sister Christine Stahman and sister Kathleen Hasselmann.
Eileen was preceded in death by her first husband, James G. Jackson and her brother Michael Carr.
We love you forever and a day.
A burial for Eileen will be held at St. Charles Cemetery, Conklin St, Farmingdale, New York.
It is with a very heavy heart that I notify you about the passing of our beloved mom, Eileen Jackson. Eileen fought a courageous battle for almost two years, against a very rare melanoma hybrid tumor. She worked as support staff for National Cancer Center for 44+years, starting at their first location in Melville, LI. Eileen worked under the direction of Dr. J Ernest Ayre, the founder of National Cancer Center.
NCC provides financial support to researchers undertaking innovative and promising studies that seek to cure cancer. Our recent fellowship beneficiaries are Duke University's Brain Tumor Center, Weill Cornell University, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt Sinai, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, NYU Langone Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and many more.
Please visit the website at www.nationalcancercenter.org to learn more and make a donation there, you will see buttons indicating ‘Donate Now’.
OR you may mail a check directly to:
National Cancer Center, Inc.
88 Sunnyside Blvd, Ste 307
Plainview, NY 11803
Everyone who met Eileen knew she was special, she was a gift to those lives she touched and she will be greatly missed.
Your donation will help fund promising young scientists in their cancer research mission and will aid in discovering better treatments and ultimately finding a cure for cancer. Without research, there is no cure.
