Wayne County Commissioner Cara Clemente (left) and Lincoln Park Mayor Maureen Tobin honor centenarian Rose (ne: Clemente) Jackson during the Feb. 24 City Council meeting.
By SUE SUCHYTA
Sunday Times Newspapers
LINCOLN PARK – Centenarian Rose (ne: Clemente) Jackson was honored by Mayor Maureen Tobin and Wayne County Commissioner Cara Clemente — who is her great-niece by marriage — during the Feb. 24 City Council meeting.
Jackson, born Feb. 5, 1925, lived during a remarkable century of change. She graduated from eighth grade in January 1939, and graduated from Lincoln Park High School in 1943.
She married Chuck Jackson, who, on Feb. 7, 1925, was the first person born in the newly incorporated city of Lincoln Park.
Rose Jackson spent most of her life working at Clemente’s Bar and Grill, where she worked seven days a week until retiring in 2010 when she was 85 years old. She enjoyed interacting with the customers and making everyone feel welcome.
Jackson was an active member of St. Henry Catholic Church and is now a member of Christ the Good Shepherd Catholic Church, both in Lincoln Park.
“Reaching the incredible milestone of 100 years is a testament to Rose Clemente Jackson’s remarkable spirit, strength and wisdom, and is an occasion worthy of ongoing celebration by all who know and love her,” Tobin said. “On behalf of the City Council and the entire community, I do hereby honor Rose Clemente Jackson and her extraordinary life and legacy, encouraging all residents to continue celebrating her remarkable century of life.”
Clemente presented Jackson with a certificate from the Wayne County Commission, which proclaimed her as “a true inspiration to so many” and a “beacon of light through her kindheartedness and generosity.”