Anne Jackson Anne Jackson was born with a sunny disposition that never left her. When she was four, she found a passion for horses that also never left her. By her teens she was caring for neighborhood horses for the opportunity to ride them. Together with friends Caroline Conn and Kelly Clark, she learned her horsemanship from the Tecolote Pony Club in Santa Barbara. Her first competition was on Bumblebee, a horse loaned to her by Rancho Vejar. She learned to jump on Cougar, the horse of a neighborhood friend. At 18 she bought Lisa Image from Kelly's brother, David, and enjoyed, with David, her first love affair that was not with a horse. Image became, under Anne's care and training, "my best friend," and a person with great heart, trust, and courage. Together they won a first in preliminary class at the Lincoln Creek Horse Trials in 1995. After high school and a bit of college, Anne moved to Bellingham with high school friends and newlyweds Monique and Mark Stefens and friend Charles Pilchard. She and Charles built a house together and remained friends long after their separation. Following her passion, she let Monique steer her to a job as stable manager for Black Mountain Ranch in Whatcom County, WA. For years she cared for the ranch's string of 30 horses and put her cheerfulness, humor, and good sense to work guiding others in riding. Friend and loving partner Rob Freers gave Anne the second horse of her own string, an aged Shetland pony, when he rescued Oscar from the knackers at an auction. Under her care, Oscar thrived for over five years. Image added the third horse when she foaled beautiful Northern Reflection. By this time, Anne had acquired a small property in Whatcom County with room for her horse family and her collection of other animals, but economics forced her to look for a different job. She found a perfect fit for her competence, intelligence, and equanimity as Animal Control Officer for the Skagit County Sheriff's Office. It took her a very short time to realize that, in the Sheriff's Department, she had found both a calling to community service and a second family. After graduating from the Basic Law Enforcement Academy, she joined the department as a Deputy Sheriff and added her sense of fun, her cheerfulness, and her commitment to that close-knit, supportive group. She is remembered as an officer who was exceptionally good at defusing and calming potentially violent situations, and she won an award for this within a year of her entry into the force. Anne was a joyful light to her family and friends and is deeply mourned by them. She will be remembered with love and respect and a smile by everyone who knew her. A Memorial Service will be held Tuesday, September 9, 2008, 2:00 pm at the Burlington-Edison Sports Complex (football field). In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Anne's name to: United States Pony Clubs, Inc.,4041 Iron Works Parkway, Lexington, KY 40511, Phone: 859-254-7669, Fax: 859-233-4652; Law Enforcement Memorial foundation, P.O. Box 2047 Issaquah, WA 98027; 10-99 Foundation, P.O. Box 3099 Issaquah, Wa 98027; or COPS (Concerns of Police Survivors), P.O. Box 3199, Candenton, MO 65020.