Marlin Jackson

Marlin John “Porgie” Jackson, Ta’Wamni Oda’, “Many Eagles,” 53, died March 26, 2026, in Billings — the same day his younger brother, Miles J. Jackson Sr., died six years earlier.

He was born Sept. 7, 1972, to Reginald Hotomanie and Mary Sue Jackson in Wolf Point. We know he was greeted in heaven by family and friends with overwhelming joy and happiness.

He was raised in Frazer and attended Frazer Public Schools, graduating in 1992. He had a deep passion for sports and excelled in everything he set his mind to. He mentored countless young athletes, inspiring them to believe in themselves and guiding them with patience and love. He proudly coached the Frazer Bearcubs elementary, middle school and high school basketball, track and football teams, as well as coaching traveling basketball teams — sharing his time, knowledge and heart with the youth.

An outstanding athlete himself, he went to state for javelin during his junior and senior years, taking third place in 1992. His record throw of 178’10” still stands today — a record he proudly claimed would “never be broken.”

After high school, he attended University of Jamestown for a short period in North Dakota, often talking about his dream of playing in the Major Leagues. In the years that followed, he came close to that dream, earning recognition as one of the greatest softball players around — fierce, fast and competitive. Traveling across the rez and the state, he and his “softball family” brought home many tournament titles, MVP awards, Pendleton coats/blankets and star quilts.

He also carried on the family tradition of Wild Horse Racing, competing alongside his brothers and supporting his nephews as a coach and mentor. He proudly called his uncles “the original O.G.s” — ‘Jackson, Inc.’ for life. He enjoyed hunting and fishing any chance he got. He enjoyed fixing things and making different contraptions.

Throughout his life, he held many jobs and excelled in all of them. He worked