Rich Jackson is the uncle and adoptive father of Sally Jackson.
History
He took in his niece after his brother, Jim, and sister-in-law, Estelle, died. During Sally's last year of high school, Rich died of cancer, leaving Sally to have to work small jobs because she had dropped out of high school to take care of him.

Sally Jackson, his niece
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
The Lightning Thief
Percy mentions Rich when he arrived home from being expelled from Yancy Academy earlier in the school year.
Personality
Rich was a caring man who greatly cared for Sally.
Trivia
- A letter Rich wrote to Sally about his cancer can be found in The Ultimate Guide