Diane Lynette Jackson

Diane Lynette Jackson was born Feb. 17, 1962, in Moses Lake and passed away on Dec. 18, 2006, at Harborview Medical Center, due to medical complications from a gall bladder surgery in March of 2006.

Diane was born to Robert D. and Norma R. Hicks of Moses Lake. Diane attended school in Moses Lake where she graduated class of 1980. Diane played sports while attending high school and worked part time as a manager of Skippers. After high school she met and would later marry Gary L. Jackson, her husband of 24 years. They were blessed with one child, Robert C. Jackson. One of Diane's main loves in life was animals, she decided to co-open Pet Town USA with Penny Ogle in 1989. Diane was then offered a position as entertainment director for the Spring Festival for several years. She then went on to be the distribution manager for the Columbia Basin Herald. Diane was diagnosed with cancer in 1994 and overcame the tremendous odds to beat the cancer. After her recovery Diane set goals for herself. One was to spend more time at home with her son while building and designing wood crafts for bazaars and craft shows, which she loved to do. The second goal was to become an insurance agent. After several months of training and hard work, she became a fully licensed Allstate insurance agent. Diane loved working with her clients and had superior customer service skills. She worked up until she had surgery in March. Diane's passions in life were her husband Gary, her son Robby, their two bulldogs, and her jeep, "Diane's Toy" in the sand dunes.

Diane is preceded in death by her father Robert Hicks and is survived by her husband Gary, son Robby and his fiance Sara Hintz, mother Norma and stepfather Jerry Crothers, brother Don (Cindy) Hicks, sister Inetta (Rod) Spencer, sister Debbie Reichlin, numerous nieces and nephews, and special friend Pete Erickson.

Services will be held at Kayser's Chapel of Memories at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks people to make donations to the Moses Lake-Grant County Humane Society.