Michaels: greatest ice cream vendor ever

Pahrump, Nevada -- While the whole world mourned in unison for Michael Jackson, an ice cream vendor beloved by many in the community was being buried quietly in a simple ceremony, surrounded by those he knew and whose lives he touched.

The eerily named Jackson Michaels died Sunday at age 50 doing what he did best and had done all his life: entice kids with his drumsticks and frozen lollipops, and his seasonal Santa slurpees. He suffered a heart attack while driving his ice cream truck on his usual Sunday morning route west of the US 95.

Speaking at the brief memorial service held before his burial, the president of the Western Nevada Ice Cream Vendors League, Chance Gordon, hailed Michaels as "possibly the greatest ice cream vendor that ever lived."

"He broke down all the ice cream vending barriers with his kindness and compassionate nature, and in the process sold more ice cream than anyone else in the entire sector," said Gordon. "The industry will miss him very much."

In a surprise move, the late vendor's 12-year-old daughter Jasmine asked to speak to the assemblage and had everyone in tears with her heartfelt and heartbreaking speech.

"Ever since I was born, Papa has been the best dad you could ever imagine," she said, fighting back tears as relatives stroked her hair. "And I just want to say that I miss him so much."

Michaels leaves behind two sons and a daughter, and an estate estimated to be worth about $10,000.

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