William F. Jacobs Jr.

Major William “Bill” F. Jacobs, Jr., USAF Retired, age 68 of San Antonio , Texas passed away on April 23, 2011 . He was born to William Francis and Leota Moeller Jacobs on August 29, 1942 in Buffalo , NY . He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Marion Elizabeth Jacobs; his three children Trevor Jacobs, Gary Jacobs, and Elizabeth Ann Jacobs; his daughter-in-law and granddaughter by his son Gary, Julie Chantal Jacobs and Gwendolyn Rose Jacobs; and his two sisters Gail Howe and Nanette Haller and their husbands and children. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of New York at Buffalo and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Northern Colorado . He was a Vietnam War veteran and served 20 years in the USAF. He worked for more than 35 years in industrial, civil, and environmental engineering. Prior to joining the USAF, he started his career at Chevrolet-Tonawanda. Following his military retirement, he worked for Modern Technologies Corporation and as an Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton. He was very physically active and at different times enjoyed baseball, basketball, bowling, football, golf, softball and tennis. His hobbies included gardening, where he grew grapefruit trees from seeds, spending time outdoors photographing wildlife and playing Scrabble. He was an avid fan of the San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Cowboys and Buffalo Bills. He passed away at his home after a 3 year battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease). Graveside services & interment will be held at 9:00 A.M. on May 2, 2011 at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery , with full military honors. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the ALS Association, South Texas Chapter.

Arrangements under the direction of Sunset Funeral Home, San Antonio, TX.