The Man Behind the Mission
I'm Jackson M. Latimore Sr., founder and CEO of Latimore Life & Legacy LLC. I help Pennsylvania families, professionals, and local organizations build financial protection strategies that actually work when life throws curveballs.
I'm not your typical insurance agent. I'm a father to three children - Jackson Jr., Corinne, and Jaclyn. I'm a youth sports coach. I'm a survivor of sudden cardiac arrest who understands vulnerability firsthand.
Education & Professional Credentials
Master of Business Administration (In Progress)
Focus Areas: Legal Aspects of Business Decisions, Business Research and Decision Making, Accounting For Management
Master of Public Administration
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
Focus Areas: Budgeting & Finance, Organizational Leadership, Organizational Behavior, Organizational Control Systems, Public Personnel Administration
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
Focus Areas: Administrative Law, Business Law, Budgeting & Finance, Emergency Management Intern Monroe County
Pennsylvania Insurance License: DOI #1268820 | NIPR #21638507
Affiliation: Independent Contractor with Global Financial Impact
December 7, 2010: The Day That Changed Everything
Recovering at Pocono Medical Center, December 2010
During a college basketball game, my heart stopped. I went into sudden cardiac arrest on the court at ESU's Koehler Fieldhouse. I was 22 years old.
I survived because two athletic trainers, Wendy Dietrich and Colleen Shotwell, along with EMT Douglas Shaffer, had immediate access to an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). They shocked my heart back to life and administered CPR until the ambulance arrived.
That AED was there because of the Gregory W. Moyer Defibrillator Fund - a nonprofit created after Greg Moyer, a 15-year-old Notre Dame basketball player, died of sudden cardiac arrest in 2000. His family's advocacy placed AEDs in schools and public buildings throughout Monroe County, including ESU.
Their preparation saved my life.
Local news coverage: "Defibrillator saves basketball player at ESU"
What I Learned
That experience taught me that preparedness is everything. Financial protection isn't about selling policies - it's about ensuring families have what they need when the unexpected happens.
Today, I have three children. I coach youth sports in the same Pennsylvania counties where I grew up. And I help families build financial safety nets so they're prepared when life throws its worst at them.
My Mission
Latimore Life & Legacy exists to help families prepare financially, just as that AED prepared the gym to save my life. I work with working families, professionals, and business owners across Schuylkill, Luzerne, and Northumberland Counties.
I bring the analytical skills of my MBA training, the public service mindset from my MPA, and the lived experience of someone who knows vulnerability isn't theoretical.