Terry Jackson, Miami Herald Journo

I was told this morning that Miami Herald veteran Terry Jackson had died of cancer, and worked a bit on a post about it. What I wrote consisted of paragraphs like this: "Jackson, married to the Herald's Marjie Lambert, came to Florida from California -- where he worked for the Sacramento Bee --...

By Bob Norman

January 7, 2009

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I was told this morning that Miami Herald veteran Terry Jackson had died of cancer, and worked a bit on a post about it. What I wrote consisted of paragraphs like this:

"Jackson, married to the Herald's Marjie Lambert, came to Florida from California -- where he worked for the Sacramento Bee -- in 1992. A former TV critic, he recently served as deputy features editor and also wrote a car column for Bankrate.com."

I even had quotes from a previous co-worker and friend, Chuck Strouse, including this one:

"You come in on Saturday and he'd be day slot and you'd have to cover some carnival or something and he'd throw you a set of keys and say,'Take my car.' Then you'd suddenly be driving a fine-ass convertible across the Causeway."

But I still didn't think it would quite do it justice so I held it.

Boy was I right. Here's a link to Glenn Garvin's wonderful obit on an obviously wonderful guy.

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Journalist Bob Norman has been raking the muck of South Florida for the past 25 years. His work has led to criminal cases against corrupt politicians, the ouster of bad judges from the bench, and has garnered dozens of state, regional, and national awards.

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