Andrew Dan'l Jackson, 37

Andrew Dan’l Jackson of Polson, age 38, died on April 4, 2023, after he suffered a hemorrhage of his upper GI tract.

He was born in Polson on Nov. 27, 1985. It was 20 below zero. After his parents, Dan and Cheryl, left Niarada to have him delivered, they first stopped at 4Bs for breakfast as Andrew is the fourth of four, and they knew what they were doing and knew they had time.

In 1990 Andrew moved to Round Butte Road with his parents, his pets, cows, sheep and horses. He attended Ronan High School and was active in football, basketball, and 4-H. He graduated in 2004. As a senior, he was awarded the FFA State Farmer Degree.

Andrew attended Dawson County Community College in Glendive before returning to the Mission Valley where he was a cattle buyer, ranch hand, and most generally and importantly an excellent keeper of cattle.

Andrew loved the LA Rams and was an excellent host of all things football and basketball. He also loved watching Class C Girls Basketball. He loved going to hunting camp with his dad and brother. Richard reports that Andrew is the only one he knows who bagged a bull elk and buck in the same day.

Frank Sinatra crooned, “I did It My Way,” in a song popularized by him in 1969. Andrew was an independent and proud person who lived life out loud and did it his way. He will be horribly missed as Andrew was a loving, generous, thoughtful, and amusing big-hearted human.

Andrew is preceded in death by his dad, Dan Jackson.

Andrew is survived by his mother, Cheryl Jackson; his siblings, Julie Brubaker (Mike), Danna Jackson (Sanjay Talwani), Richard Jackson (Carmen); his grandmother Patsy Wood; his nieces Bailey, Kali, Sage, Sydney, Brooke, and Sonja and one nephew, Zane. Andrew is also survived by many aunts, uncles, cousins, bonus relatives, friends (too numerous to count), special friend Kourey Mendek, and the fastest dog in Irvine Flats, Paisley.

The family reports that on his last day there was a steady stream of cowboys coming to the hospital to say goodbye to our beloved friend and relative.

A funeral service was held Saturday, April 8, 2023, at 11 a.m. at the Lone Pine Hall, with burial following at the Murray Memorial Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you donate blood or consider a contribution to the Red Cross. Memories and condolences may be sent to the family at www.lakefuneralhomeandcremation.com.

Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home.