I shared many great memories with Jackson, with some of my favorites including playing both intramural and pickup basketball (his hustle on the court was admirable), sharpening our golf swings on the driving range or course (he was by far the best golfer in our friend group), discussing recent episodes of The Pitt, going out for pizza or Mexican food, watching sports or hanging out on the couch at the Corn Boys crib, going to the UO hockey game, tossing the football around, and meeting his wonderful family at the Corn Boys’ graduation party.
However, I think I can speak for all 6 of us when I say this – my favorite memories came from our weekly trips to BJ’s for pizookies on Tuesday nights. What started out as an impromptu decision at the start of the school year became an integral part of our schedules every week for the rest of the year, where we rarely missed a week. We’d use this time to catch up since our last time seeing each other, recap our IM basketball games, share future plans, and most importantly, laugh a lot.
One thing that remained constant through all of the memories I mentioned was Jackson’s positivity. He was one of the most stand-up people I’ve ever met in my life, and I think the only time I ever saw him even slightly irritated was when our pizookies would take 2 hours to get delivered to our table and we joked about sending an angry email to the general manager. While those long waits seemed annoying at the time, they were truly the best trips because we got to spend more time together. I can’t remember many times when I laughed harder than those nights at BJ’s, and I will always remember those great times and all of the other memories I was lucky enough to share with JB.
August 27, 2026