Relatives Wife Shirley, two sons Name Joaquin Jackson Role Movie actor | Country United States Other work Author, Actor Years of service 1966 to 1993 | |
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Spouse Shirley Conder Jackson (m. ?–2012) Books One Ranger, One Ranger Limited Edition Movies Wild Horses, Palo Pinto Gold Children Don Joaquin Jackson, Lance Sterling Jackson People also search for Shirley Conder Jackson, Robert Duvall, Don Joaquin Jackson, Lance Sterling Jackson, Anthony Henslee | ||
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Haynie Joaquin Jackson (November 12, 1935 – June 15, 2016) was a retired Texas Ranger most notable for his appearance on the February 1994 cover of Texas Monthly magazine, after which he became the icon of the modern Texas Rangers. Jackson died at his home in Alpine, Texas on June 15, 2016.
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Texas Ranger
Joaquin Jackson was assigned to a wide swath of the Texas-Mexico border from 1966 to 1993. He was involved in a shootout at the Carrizo Springs jail that ended a prison revolt. He captured "The See More Kid," an elusive horse thief and burglar who left clean dishes and swept floors in the houses he burglarized. He investigated the 1988 shootings in Big Bend's Colorado Canyon and tried to understand the motives of the Mexican teenagers who terrorized three river rafters and killed one.
While a Texas Ranger, Jackson was instrumental in starting the career of country singer Johnny Rodriguez. In 1969, a teenage Rodriguez was jailed and would often sing in his cell; Jackson, who overheard Rodriguez and was impressed by his voice, told his friend, music promoter James "Happy" Shahan, about him, and Shahan then hired Rodriguez for his first singing gigs.
Acting career
Jackson was in several movies, namely as the character Sheriff Wes Wheeler in the 1995 motion picture The Good Old Boys with Tommy Lee Jones, in the 1997 made-for-TV movie Rough Riders, and in a 1997 TV mini-series, Streets of Laredo, based on author Larry McMurtry's book of the same title. Jackson also played the fictional Sheriff Jackson in the 2008 movie Palo Pinto Gold, starring singer Trent Willmon, and appears as Archie in the motion picture Poodle Dog Lounge, released in late 2008. Jackson also served as a role model for Jeff Bridges' character Texas Ranger Marcus Hamilton in the 2016 film Hell or High Water.
His last film was Wild Horses released in 2015. Joaquin co-starred with Robert Duvall.
Personal
Jackson retired from the Texas Rangers in 1993. He lived in Alpine, Texas, where he was the owner and operator of a private investigations firm. His wife, Shirley Conder Jackson, died on February 11, 2012, after a year-and-a-half-long illness. He had two sons, Don Joaquin Jackson and Lance Sterling Jackson, and two grandsons, Adam Michael and Tyler Joaquin.
NRA board member
Jackson was a member in the NRA Board of Directors. However somewhat contrary to this position, he stated that he felt assault weapons should be reserved for military and police use and that he is against high capacity magazines for those not in military or law enforcement.