The Rev. Dr. Jacqueline "Jackie" Dickson

July 30, 1939 - July 13, 2010

The Rev. Dr. Jacqueline "Jackie" Dickson Obituary The Rev. Dr. Jacqueline Scott Lesure Dickson died on July 13, 2010 following a gallant two year battle with ovarian cancer. Dr. Dickson (lovingly known to others as ?Jackie?) was born in Methuen, MA on July 30, 1939 to Carl Hastings Lesure, Jr. and Anna Ruth Ward Lesure. She attended both Lawrence High School and Grace Episcopal Church in Lawrence, MA. She graduated from High School in 1956 at Inglewood, CA and began her undergraduate studies at UCLA. She graduated from Bishop Johnson College of Nursing in 1961 and spent ten years in Critical Care and five years in Oncology before entering the Episcopal Seminary of the eighth province in 1976, the same year she married the love of her life, William Harold Dickson, Jr. She completed her Master of Divinity Degree at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in 1979 and was ordained to the Episcopal Diaconate at Trinity Cathedral in Phoenix, AZ the same year. In 1980, on the Feast of the Annunciation, she was ordained a priest by The Rt. Rev. Joseph Heistand, then Bishop of Arizona. She served congregations in the dioceses of California and Olympia, WA, before being called to the Diocese of Spokane as Rector of the Church of the Holy Spirit, Spokane Valley, WA in 1986. She remained as Rector for eight years and during that time became a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in 1987 and in 1992 completed her doctoral studies in Pastoral Psychology and graduated from San Francisco Theological Seminary in San Anselmo, CA. In 1994, Jackie became a Fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors and resigned from parish ministry due to her health. She became Board Certified in Professional Counseling in 2007 after having been a member of the American Psychotherapy Association since 1997. She continued to see people for spiritual direction and pastoral counseling until the Spring of 2008 when her health deteriorated once again. In addition to her professional life as a nurse and priest, Jackie shared many hobbies and activities with family and friends. She was particularly fond of traveling, interior decorating, sewing and gardening. She is survived by her husband and best friend, William; their sons, Bryan and Andrew Dickson and Dean Langenfeld; her daughters-in-law, Laurie and Amy Dickson; her granddaughters, Hannah Nicoal Dickson, Halley Lauren Dickson, Emily Virginia Dickson and Arden Grace Dickson; her mother, Anna Lesure Creech and her brother, Richard Lesure and his wife Diane. She especially wants to acknowledge all those who have faithfully prayed and loved her through these last years of her illness. Thank you to everyone who believed in God?s grace to support us all through this adventure with Him. Thank you to Ann, Jo, Sandy and Howard?special angels of mercy and compassion. A Memorial Service will be held Monday, July 19, 2010 at 3:00 pm at The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. Memorial contributions may be made to the Episcopal Endowment Fund, c/o The Episcopal Diocese of Spokane, 245 E. 13th Ave., Spokane, WA 99202, or the endowment fund at The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, 127 E. 12th Ave., Spokane, WA 99202. Heritage Funeral Home, Spokane, WA, entrusted with arrangements.