Dr. Robert L. Jackson, 75, of Clearwater, Florida, died March 3rd, 2022, at Oakmanor Hospice with family by his side.

Bob was born Oct. 28th, 1946, in Chillicothe, Missouri, to Robert L. and Lucille Bondurant Jackson.

Growing up in Missouri, he inherited his love for the outdoors from his father. As a young man he spent many hours canoeing on the Grand River and hunting with his father. He played football, and drums in the band, for Chillicothe High School and graduated in 1965. He continued his education at Northeast Missouri State University (now Truman State University), and then Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he graduated as a doctor in 1971.

Bob met Sharon in 1967 when they were both college students. In 1969, they spent three months in Europe working to cover their travel. They married in 1971 and moved to Florida in 1972. In 1973 he began has rotations at Suncoast Hospital and they began to build a life in the Clearwater area. He continued to travel as opportunities arose.

Bob was a very active person earlier in life and was a skilled skier and scuba diver. He loved the ocean and shared that joy with his family. There was not a horizon or frontier that he shied from. He often spent time working on his boat and navigating the Florida Keys.

As a doctor, he was loved by his patients because provided them thoughtful and individual care. He was also very ambitious, starting businesses in manufacturing signs, building houses, and awarded a patent for a novel mechanical device.

He is survived by his wife, Sharon Whitacre Jackson of Clearwater; sister, Carol Champlain, his three sons; John, David and Rob, and six grandchildren (Whit, Hayes, Claire, Honora, Henry, and Harvey).

He was preceded in death by his parents, and sister, Mary.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donations in Robert’s name to The Vasculitis Foundation vasculitisfoundation.org/donate-to-the-vf/.

Arrangements are with Moss Feaster Funeral Home in Clearwater.