Retirement Years
Bill Jackson retired in Tucson, Arizona during the Vietnam War era. According to Ludwell Lee Montague's foot notes "Portraits of famous "Belle Meade" stallions adorn Jackson's living room in Tucson, Arizona", along with personally autographed pictures of Presidents Truman and Eisenhower, among other memorabilia.
William Harding "Bill" Jackson (II) died in Tucson at age 71 (September 28, 1971).
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