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Obit: Donald Wilson Jacobus
Posted by: Winifred Bowen (ID *****2450) Date: September 25, 2008 at 15:46:43
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I am not related to the Jacobus families but am a researcher and the name stuck out in today's paper.

Arizona Daily Star (Tucson) 25 Sept 2008 p. B2 (information extracted, information in parens are my notations for the reader)

Donald Wilson Jacobus age 89, d. 20 Sept 2008, b. 19 April 1919 New Kensington, PA. Wife: Caroline ___ (birth surname not given); children: David, Jim and Jane (no information as to a spouses); grandchildren (no surnames given so can't tell whether any are children of Jane): David (dec'd), Donald, Jennifer, Brian, Scott, Ted and Melody; great-grandchildren: Andrew, Grace and David; moved to Tucson 1998; began working in Pittsburgh with US Steel and later was transferred to Downers Grove, IL (outside Chicago) where they lived for 25 years; returned to Pittsburgh where he joined American Express until retirement at age 75 (no dates given for any of these events); served US Navy and earned Silver Star for gallantry as naval gun liaison officer, honorably discharge 1955; founding member of Good Samaritan Hosp. Naperville, IL; member United Methodist Church; no burial information given; donations to Casa de la Luz Foundation (a hospice), 400 W. Magee Rd., Tucson, AZ 85704.

Hope this is of interest to someone on this forum.


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