Reggie Jackson gets a hug from his 10th grade English teacher, Lindsey Keller, before visiting patients at the UCHealth Memorial Hospital North on Thursday, March 27, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
Reggie Jackson gets a hug from his 10th grade English teacher, Lindsey Keller, before visiting patients at the UCHealth Memorial Hospital North on Thursday, March 27, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)When Denver Nuggets’ Reggie Jackson, a Palmer High School graduate, came to Colorado Springs to visit patients at UCHealth Memorial Hospital North, he was surprised by a contingency from Palmer which included a couple of former teachers and coach. Reggie greets his former coach Jimmy Grantz, teacher Sara Osborne, current Palmer Coach Eric Trujillo, his son, Trevin Trujillo, and teacher Lindsey Keller (right to left) before going up to visit patients on Thursday, March 28, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)Brandon Deese, a former teammate of Reggie Jackson at Palmer, ran into him while being at the UCHealth Memorial Hospital North for the birth of his daughter on Thursday, March 27, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)Reggie Jackson and his high school basketball coach, Jimmy Grantz, hold Palmer shirts presented to Reggie before visiting patients at the UCHealth Memorial Hospital North on Thursday, March 27, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)Reggie Jackson poses with employees at UCHealth Memorial Hospital North on Thursday, March 27, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)Reggie Jackson poses with visitors at UCHealth Memorial Hospital North on Thursday, March 27, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)Reggie Jackson poses with employees at UCHealth Memorial Hospital North on Thursday, March 27, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)Denver Nuggets’ Reggie Jackson does a FaceTime with UCHealth Memorial Hospital North patient Gena Rosales to her son while visiting patients at the hospital on Thursday, March 28, 2024. Jackson is from Colorado Springs and played for Palmer High School before being a player in the NBA. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)Denver Nuggets’ Reggie Jackson does a FaceTime with UCHealth Memorial Hospital North patient Gena Rosales to her son while visiting patients at the hospital on Thursday, March 28, 2024. Jackson is from Colorado Springs and played for Palmer High School before being a player in the NBA. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)