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Jackson Ward Wisner Jr. (1925–2012), was an American research chemist born in Baltimore, Maryland, who is known for his experimental work with synthetic oil compounds. He was raised in Rockville, Maryland by his father, Jackson Ward Wisner Sr., and his mother, Sody McKenzie Wisner. He graduated from Richard Montgomery High School in 1943.

Military Career
Jack served in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1943-1946. He was wounded in action in 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge and was transported back to London, England where he was rehabilitated and returned to active duty in Berlin, Germany. He was awarded the Purple Heart.

Training
Jackson Wisner earned a bachelors degree in chemistry at the University of Vermont in 1955 and received his PhD in chemistry at Case Western Reserve in 1957.

Career at Texaco Oil Company
Jackson Wisner worked at Texaco (now Chevron) as a research chemist for 27 years. Coauthor of seven U.S. patents. These patents were all related to his work with the Havoline line of motor oils. His teams were involved with the development of a number of synthetic motor oil products including "Improved Havoline", "All Temperature Havoline", "Havoline Super-Premium All Temperature Motor Oil", and finally the "Havoline Supreme" line of motor oils. He retired in 1983.

Academic Career
After retiring from Texaco he became an adjunct instructor of chemistry at Daytona Beach Community College where he taught introductory chemistry for 18 years before retiring from his second career.

Family Life
He has seven children: Jay, Deborah, Katherine and Peter by his first wife, Jeanne Guyette he remarried in 1963 his second wife, Jeanette A. Reymann. He adopted his second wife's two children, David and Christine, and together they had one more child, Linda. At the time of his death he had seventeen grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He enjoyed reading and playing Scrabble, collecting coins, and traveling. He and his wife, Jean, visited all 50 states, all Canadian provinces (except Nunavut), Mexico's west coast and Yucatan peninsula, Costa Rica, the Caribbean, South America including sailing up the Amazon River, Tahiti, and Europe. He enjoyed gardening, duplicate bridge attaining the rank of Life Master, golf, and bowling. Emeritus member American Chemical Society, and a member of the American Contract Bridge League