Friday, February 10, 2023
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It is with sadness that I hear of Jackie's passing.
As her Taekwondo instructor I could tell a mountain of stories of her dedication, tenacity, sincerity, and friendship. She stepped in with her typing skills and reduced weeks of backlogged applications at the US Jr Olympic Taekwondo Championships to a day or so, saving our event. On her first black belt team competion in Washington DC, she competed against a national ranked athlete without fear. She was a devout mom supporting Heather & Traci in Taekwondo with Nathan in tow. She taught and ran her Taekwondo program (see photo) at a time there were few women instructors. It was a delight to award her a special Taekwondo award at Liberty University Taekwondo Club a few months back in 2021 (photo attached).
Her contribution to Taekwondo is the many students and friends her life touched in such a positive way. She will be missed as her genuine attitude, sincere modesty, and friendly smile showed her heart.
To the family, especially Traci, Heather and Nathan, thank you for sharing Jackie (your mom) with our Taekwondo Family. I pray God allows her rest in his might arms.
Kind Regards,
Grandmaster Robert K Fujimura
Fujimura Taekwondo Association
