Jackie Nelon is the proud mother of two children, Kelsey and Robert Nelon. She works for American Airlines in the reservation department and is the chairperson for the Texas Rose of Tralee.
Nelon is very passionate about the Rose of Tralee, and spends most, if not all of her free time promoting the Texas Rose of Tralee / Rose of Tralee International Festival and Irish culture in general.
As a child, Nelon spent many summers in Dublin with her family, and now is doing the same with her children. She thinks there is no better life experience then to see the world. And thanks to her jobs with American Airlines and the Rose of Tralee, they can.
Nelon loves animals, and her favorite place is sitting on the terrace of her cousin’s home in Wexford, looking out over the ocean.
Her kids are Nelon’s pride and joy, and she could not have any better parents than Richard and Marie Welch, whom she loves with all her heart. She is also blessed to have a strong extended family and wonderful friends.
Nelon was born in Bakersfield, California, and moved to Plano, Texas in 1985.