Charles J. Jackson, age 81, of Shelton, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 10, 2024 at St. Vincent’s Medical Center.

Born on December 25, 1942 in Bridgeport, CT, Charles originally lived in Waterbury, CT but later moved to the North End of Bridgeport, CT. He graduated from Central High School and went on to the Connecticut School of Electronics in New Haven, CT.

He married Elizabeth Betsy O’Connell on October 25, 1964. They first lived in the Black Rock section of Bridgeport, moved to Brookfield, CT, but later settled down in the Huntington section of Shelton, CT in 1976. He has two children, Ed Jackson and his significant other Alyssa Matthews and Lori McFarren and her husband Rick McFarren and one grandson Ricky McFarren. He is preceded by both his parents, Joseph Jackson and Phyllis Mascia Jackson, a brother Joseph Jackson and a sister Margaret Strich. Additional survivors include his sister-in-law Donna Jackson, a brother-in-law John Strich, a sister-in-law Barbara Beloin and her husband Ronnie Beloin, and several nieces and nephews.

Charlie worked for Connecticut Light & Power, then Yankee Gas which later became part of Northeast Utilities and finally became part of Eversource Utilities. Toward his retirement, he worked as a Supervisor in the Corrosion Department of Yankee Gas. He enjoyed the field work of finding an issue, diagnosing it, and developing a solution.

Charlie enjoyed working on projects around the house, maintaining a beautiful lawn, home improvement projects (building a deck and two sheds), maintaining cars (changing the oil, brakes, antifreeze, gaskets, and spark plugs), painting inside and outside, and managing his stock and mutual fund investments.

He cared for and worked to help his family. He maintained the yards of not only for himself, but also for his parents and children’s houses. He helped them out with home improvement projects from painting, refinishing hardwood floors, installing a deck, hanging a replacement window, replacing an oil tank, renovating an entire kitchen and bathroom, and putting up crown molding.

All funeral services were held in private.

In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Food bank at St. Vincent De Paul of the Valley, 237 Roosevelt Drive, Derby, CT 06418. Their contact is https://svdpvalley.com or they may be reached at (203) 734-7577.