Hello eveyone, my name is Melodie. I am a friend of Beck / Becky / Becky Ann Westbury. We were hired on the same day almost 2 years ago. I was not fortunite enough to know Jacob, but I have read so many beautiful stories posted and shared by family and friends and he was obviously a loving, caring,  and compssionate soul, which does not surprise me as his sister Becky is the same, and although I did not know Jacob, I have suffered my share of losses and my heart truely breaks for Jacobs family and friends he had to leave behind.  
  When my sister was murdered in 1998, by her husband, in front of their two children and our brother, life as we all knew it was shattered.  They worked on her for over an hour and a half, which felt like an eternity. So many emotions, so many things running through your mind and yet somehow at the same time, you can't believe it is even happening. When you get the news, something inside you breaks. It is the only way I can describe it. You are not whole anymore, and you will never be the same.
  So many first's that you have to go through, birthdays, holidays, anniversaries, graduations, weddings, babies, etc ... and they can be so hard. So many days and nights that it hurts to breathe, yet somehow life goes on, sometimes is slow motion but it goes on. 
  I buried a sister, a year later my mother, 3 years later went through a 7 day murder trial, and  3 months after that, I buried my father and as difficult as all that was, and continues to be some days, watching my parents bury a child was the hardest thing I have ever witnessed. There are no words to express my sorrow for Jacobs parents. Their sorrow will always be a part of them until the day they are reunited again.
 If there is one thing I have learned, it is that tomorrow is promised to no one.  Every day we wake up is a gift, a gift that so many no longer have. So make a difference to someone, give to someone who has nothing to give in return, touch a life, not just for yourself but for your loved one,  make them proud. For it is not about how much time we have here, it is about what we do choose to do with that time that really matters.
 I start this site for Becky, in memory of her beloved brother Jacob, and his family and friends in hopes of a means to share with each other all of your beautiful memories of Jacob. A place to keep his memory alive in your thoughts and in your hearts.  A place where someday, will bring you more comfort than heartache.
 I really do hope this helps with your grieveing and brings you some comfort. 
Sincerly,
Melodie Cooper