Jackie Kallenbach was born July 18, 1927 in Madelia, Minnesota. She was raised by her father and step-mother in a small farming town in southwestern Minnesota. Jackie graduated from St. James High School. At college, St. Olaf, she taught English to foreign students and she met Rudolf Kallenbach from Germany working on his Medical degree. They were married and welcomed their first born Louise in December of 1950. Shortly thereafter, they moved to Michigan. Five children later, Rolf, Barbara, Laurie Lee and Lance, they divorced in 1967 and she moved the family to Ann Arbor Michigan. She went on to complete her Master's degree at Wayne State University, Detroit and she taught at the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University for several years. She met Charles Thomas Jr. in 1969. Her seventh and last child, Darcy was born in 1970. In 1986, Jackie and Darcy moved to Los Angeles, California where she joined the "One Spirit Church" in Simi Valley. She then became a Practitioner in Science of Mind. In 1994 Lance, her son, joined her in Simi Valley. In early 2007 Jackie and Lance moved to Dallas, Texas to be closer to her children and their families. Jackie will always be remembered as a big hearted, loving and forgiving woman. She will be greatly missed by all who had their life touched by her presence.