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This memorial website was created in the memory of our loved one, Charles Jacobs, 72, born on July 5, 1932 and passed away on January 5, 2005. We will remember him and miss him forever.

His Family - Tim, Steve, Doug, Karen, Anna...

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Steve Jacobs
January 5
January 5
Dad - getting closer to retiring - talked with mom about your trips around the USA after you retired and just looked at some pics from those trips! Makes me want to get started. You are still inspiring me today. I miss you!
Tim Jacobs
July 5, 2023
July 5, 2023
Its your Birthday Dad! I took what little family I have left to the fireworks. Caleb, Judy and our newest addition, Karen. Lol. My new job in Texas is a joke, but they pay me well.. I am working toward retirement, got to get the house paid off, and self sufficient. Cant be depending on others all the time. God gave me enough since on what to do so we are doing it. Caleb is really helping a lot while playing computer games all the time. When I drive to work I have an hour, not like walking across the street you did in Chowchilla. I found this station that plays the old hymns and are song, which remind me of your singing. You had a great voice, and I think some of the people sound exactly like you. I enjoy singing loudly with the songs as I drive to work. Its kind of like singing with you.

Miss you and remembering you especially on your birthday after the fireworks...

Tim
Steve Jacobs
January 5, 2022
January 5, 2022
Dad…. A bit closer to retiring! I miss you daddy. I wish I had listened to you more when I had the chance. I’ve read and shared a lot of your notes with fellow teachers, especially newbies. You always had great advice.
steve jacobs
January 5, 2021
January 5, 2021
Dad - I'm getting close to retirement. I remember you fell off a ladder a few months after your retirement and the police found you laying in the street. I think I will stay off ladders if it's all the same to you. You took mom around the USA when you retired. I'd like to do some traveling like that also. Sometimes I wonder what you thought as you got ready to retire. All those years in education. All the students and teachers. You won some and sometimes you didn't get to see what happened. I think now you know the
"rest of the story." Miss you dad.
Tim Jacobs
December 22, 2020
December 22, 2020
With Christmas here, I remember the traditions of the family and have modeled my family's traditions after what my Dad did!. As a family, we gather the evening before Christmas and read the Christmas story and even sing a couple of songs. Mom can play the piano when we had one. For many years we did not have one. We just read the bible and pray and then open ONE present Christmas Eve. The tree has a few presents under it, but that evening is when the shock and awe happens. Just as Dad and Mom would bring the presents from who knows where and lay them at the tree, so do Judy and me. We make it so that Christmas morning is quite a sight with the oozing of presents all around the tree! When we all get up we start with the Stocking until the entire family is up! Last is normally me, just as it normally was Dad. Once we are all there we thank God for what he has given us and then take turns opening our presents. I thank my Dad and Mom for the traditions we have and thank God for my family. I now have my old Daughter Natasha living in her own house, and my so living back in the weirdo California. While we will never live there again, we will have to visit family there. We could not do to the COVID scare.

We miss you Dad every Christmas but thank God for the time we had.
Tim Jacobs
July 5, 2020
July 5, 2020
As we sit here watching the fireworks, I remember as a child saying the next one is mine! Ohhh. Ahhhh. Dad always took us to the fireworks, somewhere. The next day was his birthday. He always said he kissed Anna(Mom) and he saw fireworks. Must have been almost his birthday! Every year the fireworks are a reminder of how much I loved my Dad and still tear up when writing this about him. I miss you!
Shirley Summerill
April 30, 2020
April 30, 2020
Jake was one of my best friends. We had struggles like anyone else but we gave it our all, tried new things and loved our God with all our hearts. He enjoyed sports so very much. He played on a team in Spokane. We played tennis. I don't know if he learned to ice skate near Spokane, where I did. I always admired his drive, sportsmanship, friendly-out-going spirit. Things were not always easy, but with a friend like Jake, it made the trip worthwhile. Thank you for allowing this little message to reach him. Pete went to heaven 20 yrs. ago, so I know they have got things worked out as I, too, will be there soon as I am now 87 living at Crista Shores, Silverdale, Washington Thank you all of your efforts on his behalf, and God Bless
Shirley Summerill
April 30, 2020
April 30, 2020
Jake was responsible for me to become a Christian. We met at Rogue River High School, he was a year ahead of me. We began going to Youth Groups and "hang out" when ever we could. I worked in Malt Shop, with a pin-ball game in it. We ended up going to Whitworth College in Spokane, Washingon. He had a room mate named Pete Summerill. Life was sweet,but we all had to go our seperate ways. Pete was drafted into the Navy, we got married and lived a very full life, with 3 kiddos. Lost touch with Jake. but I am sure he was a wonderful husband, father, worker and "gave it his all" as a dear, dear man.
Tim Jacobs
August 24, 2019
August 24, 2019
Hi Dad, took the family camping, only we have a travel trailer instead of a Volkswagen bus. That style is back again, just saw it on TV. Showed my Grandson how you would flip pancakes without a spatula (because you forgot it). Works well and even impressed Judy. Those simple trips were amazing to me. Connor now 23 talks about the trips we did as a family. So far my kids are doing great as I tried to do and copy the best of what you taught us.
I miss you Dad, thank you for the camping trips.
Steve Jacobs
July 25, 2018
July 25, 2018
Don't it always seem to go, you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone...
Steve Jacobs
January 6, 2015
January 6, 2015
Dad, I recently read from the files and notes you had written for your teachers and staff (I saved a big binder full!) You had a lot of wisdom and insight and I hope that I can be half the teacher and administrator that you were. I miss you.
Tim Jacobs
July 5, 2014
July 5, 2014
Being the 4th of July Holiday, I remember the fireworks we would go to and sit and say this one is mine! I do the same with my kids. Tonight Laurel MD is having their 4th of July celebration, and it brings back my memories of Dad and fireworks and his birthday. I find it hard to do as much as he did for the family. We went on so many outings, camping, fishing, trips to Disney. I miss you, DAD!

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Steve Jacobs
January 5
January 5
Dad - getting closer to retiring - talked with mom about your trips around the USA after you retired and just looked at some pics from those trips! Makes me want to get started. You are still inspiring me today. I miss you!
Tim Jacobs
July 5, 2023
July 5, 2023
Its your Birthday Dad! I took what little family I have left to the fireworks. Caleb, Judy and our newest addition, Karen. Lol. My new job in Texas is a joke, but they pay me well.. I am working toward retirement, got to get the house paid off, and self sufficient. Cant be depending on others all the time. God gave me enough since on what to do so we are doing it. Caleb is really helping a lot while playing computer games all the time. When I drive to work I have an hour, not like walking across the street you did in Chowchilla. I found this station that plays the old hymns and are song, which remind me of your singing. You had a great voice, and I think some of the people sound exactly like you. I enjoy singing loudly with the songs as I drive to work. Its kind of like singing with you.

Miss you and remembering you especially on your birthday after the fireworks...

Tim
Steve Jacobs
January 5, 2022
January 5, 2022
Dad…. A bit closer to retiring! I miss you daddy. I wish I had listened to you more when I had the chance. I’ve read and shared a lot of your notes with fellow teachers, especially newbies. You always had great advice.
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Christmas time at the JACOBS

December 22, 2020
by Tim Jacobs
Being a teacher, my Dad never did have much money for Christmas, but wow did he throw a Christmas.  As kids, we were in awe of his Christmas. Mom and Dad must have started early in the year getting presents as they could. As children, we get excited as the day comes closer. We help Dad put up the lights outside, we help decorate the house and get a REAL tree "Most Years"  We would string popcorn and cranberries for the tree and that made the tree look awesome.  Mom had ornaments for many years she would put on there. She had stockings for each of us. As we all gathered from all over for Christmas together we would break out the old games we had for years and play them all together as kids.  Mom would get the house ready and Dad would watch his sports on TV.  I do not watch sports and the ANTI-Americanism will make me never watch them. We get together Christmas-Eve night and gather around a fire and the tree. We sing, read the Christmas story, and then praise God for something of the year.  Then each of us would get a present to open, pre-planned I am sure. We then would have another go-around of the games.  Then tiered out we would finally go to bed. I remember when we were little Dad would get on the roof or do something to make us hear a noise like a reindeer or a sled and bells.  It was funny.
The next morning the presents grew 10 times under the tree, and we would take turns opening them all. Mom always seemed to get the most!
Then we all pack our favorite ones in the car and we would drive to Grandmother's house! and do it all over again.
I miss you Dad!
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Coach and Dad for so many

July 5, 2020
by Tim Jacobs
Chuck Jacobs found a way to be with his kids and still teach, which he loved, and have fun at the same time. He became a coach of basketball bitty league.  I was 5 years old and playing basketball with my dad as the coach.  Boy was I bad, as I remember.  But he played basketball with me for most of my life at home.  When we lived in Exeter we had an old hoop on the side of an old rusty shed.  The ground was dirt and pretty even. We played many years. When I went to high school, I made the All-State All-Star Team! Thanks Dad!

Chess Playing

January 6, 2018
by Tim Jacobs
My Dad would play me chess for months.  He would beat me and then one day I started beating him.  I played so hard that I would get headaches trying to think like 5 to 6 moves ahead for everypiece.  I remember we played a grand masters contest, the best out of 7 games. It took forever and I don't remember who one, but I can say NO-ONE, I have played my entire life has ever beat me at chess.  I taught my kids to play, but not to the level my Dad did. I have not had to play to the level of hurting my head! I like playing my kids because it is fun to teach them. Caleb has beat me once.

Thanks for the Great Father examples. Finding time to play me even when working 2 jobs.

The Jacobs Brothers, Father and Sons

September 12, 2015
by Tim Jacobs

Dad in the middle, Grampa Winn 2nd from Left. These are the Jacobs men, missing Tim and Steve.

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