Saw this on Facebook a few minutes ago. This hits home a bit because I interviewed Mrs. Jackson a few months ago for a story on Odyssey for the next issue of A Touch of Classic Soul. She spoke of being a survivor of multiple cancers, but said nothing about it coming back.

Thanks much for "Native New Yorker" and "Don't Tell Me, Tell Her."


R.I.P. LILLIAN LOPEZ-CALLAZO-JACKSON [[November 16, 1935 - September 4, 2012)

Message from her son Steven Andre:
"It is with tremendous sadness that I announce the passing of my Mother, my mentor, and my very best friend, the founder and first voice of ODYSSEY, Lillian Lopez Collazo Jackson, who died peacefully in hospice on September 4th due to stage four cancer at the age of 76... She will live on in spirit through Annis, Anne, and me as we endeavour to carry on her legacy; to continue the musical journey that is, and always was, ODYSSEY... And of course, her magical voice can still be heard on practically any day, anywhere in the UK: When next you do, and if you can, TURN IT UP! She'd like that... Goodbye Ma, and Thank You..."








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