SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Family members of Spence Jackson asked Jeff Layman to issue the following statment on their behalf:
“We would like to express our gratitude for the overwhelming outpouring of love and support we have received and to thank everyone for their thoughtful calls, letters, emails and posts on social media. Most importantly, we thank everyone for their continued prayers for Spence and our family. The comfort and strength your prayers are giving us mean more than you will ever know.
Spence was a loving son, brother, uncle and friend to many. He was a kind, caring and loyal person. Spence was passionate about his career and for the elected officials, candidates and causes he represented. As you can imagine, this is a very difficult time for our family. We ask the media to give us time to mourn and make arrangement to remember Spence.
We also encourage anyone who might need help to seek it and for anyone who might know someone who needs help to encourage them to find it.”
