Jacob Johnson

We met Jacob when he started working at our apartment building. He was a very friendly kind young man and I was saddened to hear of his passing. God Bless Him and prayers to his family and friends. Such a great loss.

I have many fond memories of Jacob but two stand out. When he was about four, he had just lost his father, and we were spending a lot of time together. Our favorite place was Dennys. He loved their milkshakes. Other patrons would get a kick out of us when we would blow straw wrappers at each other. One day he said, “Grandma, I like talking to you.” And I responded, “Why is that?” He answered, “Because you listen good.” And then, a few years later, there was the Older Adult Essay he wrote as a school assignment. “I think my grandma Bobbie is the best grandma in the world because she is kind and generous. I think my grandma is kind because she is really good to people and she is super nice to little kids. I also think my grandma is generous because she is always helpful. She used to work at a jail place to help women get out of jail and help them find jobs. I think they call it a probation officer or something like that. So I think that’s why she is so kind and generous. My grandma needs to be nice because she has four grandkids so she needs a lot of it.” I believe there is nothing more precious than having your little grandson see you as a kind and generous person, except seeing him grow into a kind and generous young man. And that he was.

We are grateful to have gotten to know Jacob, we have so many great memories with him. We will cherish those memories forever in our hearts. Jacob was truly an amazing friend to Riley and I. He was always the light in the room and made everyone around him laugh. Jacob was a one of a kind friend and parts of him still live on in us. We will never know someone else who has quite the same goofy personality, and spark as Jacob did. We are so honored to have had him in our wedding. Jacob will truly be missed, but his memory will live on in our hearts forever.