Jacob Tyler Oakes

Jake was born to Gary & Marcia Oakes, August 27, 1997, in Austin, Texas. Jake was an extremely bright, polite and caring young man who loved his family, friends and his dogs. Jake attended the Liberal Arts and Science Academy High School where he enjoyed studying science and technology.

Jake was often quiet and reserved but, in the right setting with family and friends, he was a funny and charming person with a beautiful smile and contagious laugh. He loved the LASA school community and his many friends there. Jake was a former Boy Scout who enjoyed camping, hiking and fishing. His passions were computer programming, gaming with his friends, Pokemon and were a tenacious reader of all types of literature, especially Sci-Fi and Fantasy.

Jake is survived by his parents Gary & Marcia Oakes; his sister Emily Kaye Oakes; his three dogs Cammie, Pepper and Stella. His grandparents also survive him: Gary & Kaye Oakes, Will & Barbara Pannabecker, Sharon Pannabecker, great-grandmother Fern Ingold. Jake is also survived by his aunts, uncles and cousins: Glenn & Lea Smith, Rodney & Elizabeth Pannabecker, John & Carrie Oakes, Alexandria Becker, Anne Marie Smith, Riley Oakes, Ruby Oakes, Sabastian Deere.

In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): http://www.nami.org

A visitation will be held on Friday, July 24, 2015, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., at Cook-Walden/Forest Oaks Funeral Home, 6300 W. William Cannon Dr., Austin, TX 78749. A private family internment service will be held on Saturday, July 25, 2015, at Cook-Walden/Forest Oaks Memorial Park.