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EC remembers Nathaniel Jackson

Longtime board of trustees member Nathaniel Jackson recently passed away at the age of 80.
Jackson, who was the longest serving member on the board of trustees, died on Nov. 21, 2010 after being a part of El Camino College for nearly three decades.
“He was an outstanding man,” William Beverly, president of the board of trustees said,  “He did a lot for EC and will be greatly missed.”
Jackson was a former psychology instructor and dean at EC before becoming a board of trustee member for four terms.
“He was all about education. Making a change and fighting for what he believed in,” Kerri Webb, granddaughter of Jackson, said.
Aside from his busy schedule with EC, Jackson always made time to make his family his number one priority.
“I could go to him about anything. He was always a wonderful listener, he really listened to what you had to say,” Webb said, “He had a deep voice like Mufasa from The Lion King, he was the king of pride.”
Jackson dedicated 30 years of his life to EC, and took pride with what he did here.
“He really cared about El Camino, it was his baby,” Webb said. “He poured a lot of himself into El Camino.”
Jackson possessed all the qualities that make a good leader.
“One of the things I learned from my granddad was patience,” Webb said, “That man had patience, and that is something that benefitted the people around him”
Having been a part of the board of trustees for four terms, he left his mark and is missed deeply by the people who worked with him.
“The things that were important to him, are also important to me,” Kenneth Brown, new board of trustees member who took Jackson’s seat, said, “I know a lot of people who knew him. He was good. He was really good and I have to live up that.”

Longtime board of trustees member Nathaniel Jackson recently passed away at the age of 80.Jackson, who was the longest serving member on the board of trustees, died on Nov. 21, 2010 after being a part of El Camino College for nearly three decades. “He was an outstanding man,” William Beverly, president of the board of trustees said,  “He did a lot for EC and will be greatly missed.”Jackson was a former psychology instructor and dean at EC before becoming a board of trustee member for four terms.“He was all about education. Making a change and fighting for what he believed in,” Kerri Webb, granddaughter of Jackson, said.Aside from his busy schedule with EC, Jackson always made time to make his family his number one priority.“I could go to him about anything. He was always a wonderful listener, he really listened to what you had to say,” Webb said, “He had a deep voice like Mufasa from The Lion King, he was the king of pride.”Jackson dedicated 30 years of his life to EC, and took pride with what he did here.“He really cared about El Camino, it was his baby,” Webb said. “He poured a lot of himself into El Camino.”Jackson possessed all the qualities that make a good leader.“One of the things I learned from my granddad was patience,” Webb said, “That man had patience, and that is something that benefitted the people around him”Having been a part of the board of trustees for four terms, he left his mark and is missed deeply by the people who worked with him.“The things that were important to him, are also important to me,” Kenneth Brown, new board of trustees member who took Jackson’s seat, said, “I know a lot of people who knew him. He was good. He was really good and I have to live up that.”

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