Ethel Margaret Abbey

John Douglas Jacks was born October 17, 1893, in Denver, Denver Co., CO, and died March 20, 1976, in Lemon Grove/San Diego, San Diego Co., CA, at age 82. Buried in Glen Abbey Memorial Park, Bonita, San Diego Co., CA. He is the son of Joseph H. Jacks of English Canada and Helena Unknown of English Canada . His mother is Mrs. A. W. Towse, who lived in San Diego in December 1925. Aretas Nelson Towne (died April 27, 1933, in Riverside Co., CA, at age 78) and Mrs. Helena Towne were living at 1840 E. 14th Street, Alamitos Pct., Los Angeles Co., CA, in 1922.

Ethel Margaret Abbey was born January 28, 1897, in Belleville, Freedom Twp., Republic Co., KS, and died May 18, 1945, in San Diego, San Diego Co., CA, at age 47. Buried in Glen Abbey Memorial Park, Bonita, San Diego Co., CA. She is the daughter of Orrin Abner Abbey of Clarke Twp., Newcastle Dist., Durham Co., Canada West , and Margaret Anne "Maggie" Kneale of Kirk Andreas, Isle of Man.

John Douglas Jacks and Ethel Margaret Abbey were married 1917 in California or New Mexico.

John Douglas Jacks and Ethel Margaret (Abbey) Jacks had two children:

  1. Douglas Arthur Jacks: Born April 8, 1918, at the Duquette Sanitarium, San Diego, San Diego Co., CA; Died July 28, 1944, near Granville, France, in WWII (age 26). Buried in Glen Abbey Memorial Park, Bonita, San Diego Co., CA. Enlisted as unmarried on August 4, 1941, at Los Angeles, CA, for 3 years. Had 2 years of college. San Diego High School Class of 1936. Was piloting a P-51A on August 22, 1943, at Zephyrhills AAF, FL, when he had a mid-air collision with a bird. Was a 1st Lieutenant when he was killed in WWII. Married February 4, 1944, at the Methodist Church, Dade City, Pasco Co., FL, to Mary Alice Young: Born April 25, 1924, in Dade City, Pasco Co., FL; Died Saturday, February 9, 2013, in Zephyrhills, Pasco Co., FL (age 88) . Mary Alice (Young) Jacks then married Victor Sheldon "Vic" Smith: Born July 22, 1925, in Clearwater, FL; Died March 8, 2005, at Sunbelt Health Care Center, Zephyrhills , Pasco Co., FL (age 79). Married February 28, 1949, in Folkston, GA. Victor and his first wife, Melva Rose Schneider, were both married and divorced 1948 in Marion Co., FL.
  2. Thelma Abbey Jacks: Born December 16, 1921, in Chula Vista, San Diego Co., CA; Died December 7, 1925, in Chula Vista, San Diego Co., CA (age 3 years 11 months 22 days). Buried in Glen Abbey Memorial Park, Bonita, San Diego Co., CA.

John Douglas Jacks and Ethel Margaret (Abbey) Jacks adopted one child from the Children's Home Society of California orphanage in San Diego, CA :

  1. Marie Eleanor "Mattie" Brown: Born November 28, 1923, in San Diego, San Diego Co., CA; Died December 14, 2009, at an assisted living facility in Lemon Grove, San Diego Co., CA (age 86). Buried in Glen Abbey Memorial Park, Bonita, San Diego Co., CA. Never married. She is the daughter of Thyge Peter Bruhn/Brown of Smedager, Sonderjylland, Denmark, and Marie Andersen of Omaha, Douglas Co., NE. Marie Eleanor "Mattie" Brown's mother, Marie Brown, died November 28, 1923, at her residence, following childbirth in San Diego, San Diego Co., CA. Marie Eleanor "Mattie" Brown was adopted about 1925 from the Children's Home Society of California orphanage in San Diego, CA.

Ethel Margaret (Abbey) Jacks filed for divorce from John Douglas Jacks in September, 1936, in San Diego, San Diego Co., CA, upon grounds of cruelty.

John Douglas Jacks then married a divorcee, Alice Margaret (Benton) Trumbly.

Louis Napoleon Trumbly was born June 21, 1897, in Elgin, KS, and died November 2, 1968, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, at age 75. Buried in Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson, Muskogee Co., OK. He is the son of David Napoleon Trumbly, and Maud Lillian Harris.

Alice Marguerite Benton was born September 18, 1901, in Newbury Port, MA, and died October 8, 1962, in San Diego Co., CA, at age 61. She is the daughter of Donald Benton and Alice Clark.

Louis Napoleon Trumbly and Alice Marguerite Benton were married March 10, 1919, in Newburyport, Essex Co., MA.

Louis Napoleon Trumbly and Alice Marguerite (Benton) Trumbly had one child :

  1. Marguerite Trumbly: Born April 11, 1919, in Newburyport, Essex Co., MA; Died April 18, 1919, in Newburyport, Essex Co., MA (age Infant). Cause of death was meningitis.

Louis Napoleon Trumbly and Alice Marguerite (Benton) Trumbly were divorced 1925 - 1927 in Unknown, possibly in Kansas City, MO.

John Douglas Jacks and Alice Margaret (Benton) Trumbly were married 1940 - 1943 in San Diego, San Diego Co., CA.

John Douglas Jacks and Alice Marguerite (Benton) (Trumbly) Jacks had no children.

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Marie (Andersen) Brown is buried in Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, San Diego Co., CA . Thanks to Billion Graves for making this image available.

Ethel Margaret Abbey is buried in Glen Abbey Memorial Park, Bonita, San Diego Co., CA. Thanks to Find-A-Grave for making this image available.

Thelma Abbey Jacks is buried in Glen Abbey Memorial Park, Bonita, San Diego Co., CA. Thanks to Find-A-Grave for making this image available.

Marie Eleanor Brown/Jacks is buried in Glen Abbey Memorial Park, Bonita, San Diego Co., CA. Thanks to Find-A-Grave for making this image available.

Douglas Arthur "Doug" Jacks is buried in Glen Abbey Memorial Park, Bonita, San Diego Co., CA. Thanks to Find-A-Grave for making this image available.

John Douglas Jacks was born October 17, 1893, in Denver, Denver Co., CO.

Orrin Abbey and Margaret Anne "Maggie" (Kneale) Garrett were married January 25, 1894, at the Central M. E. parsonage, San Diego, San Diego Co., CA.

Ethel Margaret Abbey was born January 28, 1897, in Belleville, Freedom Twp., Republic Co., KS .

The 1900 U. S. Census taken on June 19, 1900, shows Orrin Abbey (age 54) born April 1846 in English Canada to English Canadian-born parents and having emigrated in 1852 is a Farmer owning his farm free of a mortgage and living in Freedom Twp., Republic Co., KS. Living with him is his wife of six years, Maggie A. Abbey (age 43) born February 1857 in England to English-born parents and having emigrated in 1892, with all 3 of the children born to her still alive. Also living there are his two daughters, both born in Kansas to English Canadian and English-born parents: Mary E. Abbey (age 5) born November 1894; and Ethyl M. Abbey (age 3) born January 1897. Also living there is his stepson: Fred K. Garrett (age 12) born April 1888 in England to English-born parents and having emigrated in 1892.

The 1900 U. S. Census taken on June 1, 1900, shows Frank B. Johnson (age 41) born March 1859 in Illinois to Connecticut-born parents is a Conductor owning his own home with a mortgage and living at 617 Logan Avenue, 9th Ward, City of San Diego, San Diego Co., CA. Living with him is his wife of 16 years, Elta Johnson (age 36) born in Wisconsin to New York-born parents, with 1 of the 2 children born to her still alive. Also living there is his son: Forest Johnson (age 10) born October 1889 in California to Illinois and Wisconsin-born parents. Also living there is his unmarried cousin: Eunice Abbey (age 20) born June 1879 in Nebraska to English Canadian and Wisconsin-born parents, who is a School Teacher.

The 1900 U. S. Census taken on June 12, 1900, shows Joseph H. Jacks (age 39) born March 1861 in English Canada to English Canadian and Scottish-born parents and having emigrated in 1890 and a Naturalized citizen is a Lawyer renting his own home and is living at 134 Alarcon Street, Prescott, Yavapai Co., Arizona Territory. Living with him is his wife of 6 years, Helena Jacks (age 29) born February 1871 in English Canada to English Canadian-born parents and having emigrated in 1892, with 1 of the 2 children born to her still alive. Also living there is his son, Douglas Jacks (age 5) born October 1894 in Colorado to English Canadian-born parents.

Orrin Abner Abbey died October 5, 1905, in Artesia, Eddy Co., NM, at age 59. See Probate Record at Eddy County Clerks Office in Carlsbad, NM. Belleville, Republic Co., KS for Last Will & Testament.

Maggie Abbey eventually moved to San Diego, CA.

Thyge Peter Bruhn/Brown and Marie Andersen were married December 22, 1908, in Kearny Co., NE.

Thyge Peter Bruhn/Brown and Marie Andersen Marriage Record .

The 1910 U. S. Census taken on April 28, 1910, shows Margaret A. Abbey (age 53) born in England to English-born parents with all 4 of the children born to her still alive is a widowed Head of Household owning her own home free of a mortgage and living at 3924 University Boulevard, 1st Ward, City of San Diego, San Diego Co., CA. Living with her is her five unmarried children: Eunice A. Abbey (age 30) born in Nebraska to English Canadian and English-born parents, who is a Clerk in the Post Office; Fred K. Garrett (age 22) born in England to English Canadian and English-born parents, who is a Home Carpenter; Mary E. Abbey (age 15) born in Kansas to English Canadian and English-born parents; Ethel M. Abbey (age 13) born in Kansas to English Canadian and English-born parents; and Lucy M. Abbey (age 9) born in Kansas to English Canadian and English-born parents.

John Douglas Jacks and Ethel Margaret Abbey were married about 1917 in California or New Mexico.

The WWI Draft Registration Report taken on June 5, 1917, shows John Douglas Jacks (age 24) is an Office Manager for the Armour Company and is living at 212 S. High, Albuquerque, NM. He has his wife and his mother to support, which probably means that his father had already died.

The 1920 U. S. Census taken on January 2, 1920, shows Maggie Abbey is a head of household widow living in San Diego, San Diego Co., CA. Living with her were her son Fred K. Garrett (divorced, a ship carpenter), daughter Mary E. Bunker (married, a seamstress born in Kansas), and grandsons Kenneth Bunker (age 7) and Robert O. Bunker (age 4). Both grandsons born in California.

The 1920 U. S. Census taken on January 10, 1920, shows Thyge P. Brown (age 34) born in Germany to Germany and Denmark-born parents, and having immigrated in 1905, and having applied for citizenship, is a married Street Car Conductor, and who owns his house with a mortgage, and is living at 4558 Arizona Street, 14th Pct., San Diego, San Diego Twp., San Diego Co., CA. Living with him are: his wife, Marie Brown (age 31) born in Nebraska to Denmark-born parents; his son, Christian F. Brown (age 10) born in California to Germany and Nebraska-born parents, a Paper Carrier; his daughter, Amelia M. Brown (age 9) born in California to Germany and Nebraska-born parents; his daughter, Helen M. Brown (age 8) born in California to Germany and Nebraska-born parents; his daughter, Verna P. Brown (age 7) born in California to Germany and Nebraska-born parents; his daughter, Evelyn S. Brown (age 6) born in California to Germany and Nebraska-born parents; his daughter, Margaret J. Brown (age 4-8/12) born in California to Germany and Nebraska-born parents; his daughter, Emma A. Brown (age 3-0/12) born in California to Germany and Nebraska-born parents; his son, LeRoy Brown (age 1-6/12) born in California to Germany and Nebraska-born parents; and his daughter, Alice R. Brown (age 1-6/12) born in California to Germany and Nebraska-born parents.

Thelma Abbey Jacks was born December 16, 1921, in Chula Vista, San Diego Co., CA, with mother's maiden name of Abbey.

The San Diego Union , San Diego, San Diego Co., CA, Sunday, December 2, 1923

Chula Vista Notes

Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Jacks, a daughter, Dec. 16.

Marie Eleanor Brown was born November 28, 1923, in San Diego Co., CA.

Marie (Andersen) Brown died November 28, 1923, at her home, San Diego, San Diego Co., CA, at age 37. Buried in Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, San Diego Co., CA.

The San Diego Union , San Diego, San Diego Co., CA, Sunday, December 2, 1923

DEATHS

BROWN - At the residence, 4563 Arizona street, Nov. 28, 1923, Marie Brown, wife of Thyge Brown and mother of Chris, Amelia, Helena, Verna, Evelyn, Margaret, Emma, Leroy, Alice and Marie Brown of San Diego; a native of Nebraska; aged 37 years. She leaves a father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Anderson of Norman, Neb.; also seven brothers and one sister. Friends are invited the services at Merkley's University undertaking parlors, 3655 Fifth street, on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. Damachroder officiating. Interment Greenwood Memorial park.

Marie Eleanor Brown was adopted about 1925 from the Children's Home Society of California orphanage in San Diego, CA, with mother's maiden name of Abbey.

LeRoy Brown was adopted about 1925 by Walter & Francis Hughes at 7 years old. LeRoy was given to the orphanage following the death of his mother during childbirth. Leroy and the other children (total 8) who were still dependent.

Mary Alice Brown was adopted by the Crippen family.

Thelma Abbey Jacks died December 7, 1925, in Chula Vista, San Diego Co., CA, at age 3 years 11 months 22 days.

The San Diego Union , San Diego, San Diego Co., CA, Tuesday, December 8, 1925

DEATHS

JACKS - At Chula Vista, Dec. 7, 1925, Thelma Abbey Jacks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Jacks and sister of Douglas Arthur Jacks, all of Chula Vista, and granddaughter of Mrs. Emma Abbey and Mrs. A. N. Towne, both of San Diego; a native of California, aged 2 years 11 months 22 days. Strictly private funeral services will be held at the Benbough funeral parlors, Seventh and Date streets, today (Tuesday), at 2 o'clock p. m. Interment Glen Abbey Memorial park.

The San Diego Union , San Diego, San Diego Co., CA, Thursday, December 17, 1925

CHULA VISTA NOTES

Services were held last Tuesday in San Diego for little Thelma Jacks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Jacks, who died early Monday morning after a three days illness. Interment was at Glen Abbey Memorial park.

The 1930 U. S. Census taken on April 12, 1930, shows John D. Jacks (age 35) born in Colorado to English Canada-born parents, and first married at age 22, is a married Accountant at a Lumber Yard, and who owns his house valued at $7,500 and is living at 2440 Adams Street, City of San Diego, San Diego Twp., San Diego Co., CA. Living with him are: his wife, Ethel M. Jacks (age 33) born in Kansas to English Canada and England-born parents, and first married at age 20, who is a married Apartment Court Land Lady; his son; Douglas A. Jacks (age 12) born to California to Colorado and Kansas-born parents; and his adopted daughter, Marie E. Jacks (age 6) born to California to United States-born parents.

The 1930 U. S. Census taken on April 8, 1930, shows Margaret Abbey (age 73) is a widow born in England to England-born parents is living alone in her own home valued at $7,500 at 1740 Meade Avenue, San Diego, San Diego Co., CA. She does not own a radio.

The Evening Tribune , San Diego, San Diego Co., CA, Monday, September 14, 1936

Divorce Complaints

JACKS - Ethel M. vs John Douglas, cruelty.

Marie Jacks was a gifted athlete, in both tennis and golf. She was a local winner in the Annual Ink Tennis Tournament in 1940. She was in the Class of 1938 at Theodore Roosevelt Junior High School, Long Beach, CA, and graduated from San Diego High School in 1941.

Marie Jacks in the Annual Ink Tennis Tournament in 1940.

The Evening Tribune , San Diego, San Diego Co., CA, Thursday, March 21, 1940

Coronado Cafe Man Sued

John. D. Jacks, described as owner and manager of a Coronado cafe providing him with a $3000 annual income, yesterday was sued for divorce by Mrs. Ethel M. Jacks, She charged cruelty and asked for $150 a month for herself and a child.

Marie Eleanor "Mattie" Brown/Jacks graduated from San Diego High School with the Class of 1941.

John Douglas Jacks and Ethel Margaret (Abbey) Jacks were divorced April, 1940, in San Diego, San Diego Co., CA.

The 1940 U. S. Census taken on April 22, 1940, shows Ethel M. Jacks (age 43) born in Kansas with 3 years of High School and 5 years ago was living in the Same Place is a Divorcee who rents her home for $25/month and is living at 3531 Georgia Street, City of San Diego, San Diego Co., CA. Living with her is her unmarried son, Douglas A. Jacks (age 22) born in California with 4 years of High School and 5 years ago was living in the Same Place, a Wing Assembler at an Aircraft Factory.

John Douglas Jacks and Alice Margaret (Benton) Trumbly were married 1940 -1943 in California.

Douglas Arthur Jacks

1Lt. Douglas Arthur Jacks was first reported missing on July 28, 1944, after a strafing mission near Granville, France. He had completed more than 70 missions in the 15th Fighter Group flying a P-47 and received several decorations. A San Diego native, Douglas, age 26 and married, graduated from San Diego High School in June 1936 and had attended San Diego State. He was working as a telephone company employee when he joined the military in August 4,  1941, in Los Angeles, CA. Repatriation funeral services was held for him at Benbough Mortuary on November 22, 1948.

Ethel Margaret (Abbey) Jacks died May 18, 1945, in San Diego, San Diego Co., CA, at age 47. Buried in Glen Abbey Memorial Park, Bonita, San Diego Co., CA.

The San Diego Union , San Diego, San Diego Co., CA, Tuesday, May 22, 1945

Mrs. Ethel M. Jacks

Funeral services will be conducted this afternoon at 3 in the Benbrough funeral parlors for Mrs. Ethel M. Jacks, 48, who died Friday in her home, 3531 Georgia st. The Rev. Harold Gerrard will officiate and cremation will follow. A native of Bellevile, Kan., Mrs. Jacks had resided here 40 years. She is survived by a daughter, Miss Marie Eleanor Jacks; her mother, Mrs. Margaret Abbey; a brother, Fred Garrett, and a daughter-in-law, Mrs. D. A. Jacks, all of San Diego, and three sisters, Mrs. R. L. Henderson of Santa Monica; Mrs. Spencer Ward of Solana Beach, and Mrs. Sheldon Stubbs, of Portland, Ore.

Margaret Ann (Kneale) (Garrett) Abbey died February 10, 1947, in San Diego, San Diego Co., CA, at age 89. Buried in Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, San Diego Co., CA.

The San Diego Union , San Diego, San Diego Co., CA, Thursday, February 13, 1947

Mrs. Margaret A. Abbey

Final rites will be conducted at 2 p.m. tomorrow in Park Boulevard Methodist church for Mrs. Margaret Ann Abbey, 89, who first came to San Diego in 1889. The Rev. Roy C. Mason, pastor of Park church, and the Rev. John Gabrielson, former pastor, will officiate, and burial will be in Greenwood Memorial park. Bonham Brothers' mortuary is in charge. She died Monday in her home, 1740 Meade ave. Mrs. Abbey, a native of Ramsy, Isle of Man, lived here from 1889 to 1891. She returned later and had lived here continuously for 42 years. She was a charter member of Taylor Methodist church, now Park church, which was dedicated in 1908. She would have celebrated her 90th birthday yesterday. Surviving are a son, Fred K. Garrett, of San Diego; three daughters, Mrs. Eunice Ward, of Solana Beach, and others in Portland and Santa Monica; five grandsons and two granddaughters and five great-grandchildren.

The Chula Vista Star , Chula Vista, San Diego Co., CA, Friday, June 18, 1948

Marie Jacks Graduates from U. of Arizona

Miss Marie Jacks, who makes her home with Mr. and Mrs. Stuart P. Murch, 237 Church avenue, graduated with distinction from the University of Arizona May 26. Miss Jacks is a member of Mortar Board. Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Mary Alice Jacks of Clearwater, Florida, came west for the commencement ceremonies after which both returned to Chula Vista for a week's stay at the Murch home. Mrs. Jacks left Friday for her home and Miss Jacks left the same day for Columbus, Ohio, where she played in the National Collegiate golf tournament from June 14 through June 19. After the tournament she will visit in Ohio and Pennsylvania, returning to Chula Vista in July.

Alice Margaret (Benton) (Trumbly) Jacks died October 8, 1962, in San Diego Co., CA, at age 61.

The San Diego Union , San Diego, San Diego Co., CA, Wednesday, October 10, 1962

JACKS - Alice B. Wife of Douglas Jacks. Services Thurs. 2 p.m. Heath Funeral Home.

John Douglas Jacks died March 20, 1976, in San Diego, San Diego Co., CA, at age 82. Buried in Glen Abbey Memorial Park, Bonita, San Diego Co., CA.

The San Diego Union , San Diego, San Diego Co., CA, Thursday, March 25, 1976

JACKS - John Douglas. Father of Marie E. Jacks. There will be no Services. Interment Glenn Abbey Memorial Park. Heath Funeral Home in charge.

Funeral services will be conducted this afternoon at 3 in the Benbrough funeral parlors for Mrs. Ethel M. Jacks, 48, who died Friday in her home, 3531 Georgia st. The Rev. Harold Gerrard will officiate and cremation will follow. A native of Bellevile, Kan., Mrs. Jacks had resided here 40 years. She is survived by a daughter, Miss Marie Eleanor Jacks; her mother, Mrs. Margaret Abbey; a brother, Fred Garrett, and a daughter-in-law, Mrs. D. A. Jacks, all of San Diego, and three sisters, Mrs.. R. L. Henderson of Santa Monica; Mrs. Spencer Ward of Solana Beach, and Mrs. Sheldon Stubbs, of Portland, Ore.

Marie Eleanor Brown/Jacks died December 14, 2009, at an assisted living facility in Lemon Grove, San Diego Co., CA, at age 86. Buried in Glen Abbey Memorial Park, Bonita, San Diego Co., CA.

The San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego, CA, January 16, 2010

Marie E. Jacks

In the days when women in sports were a rarity, Marie E. Jacks was a trailblazer. Ms. Jacks was one of San Diego's most prestigious local athletes, one of only 49 women to be named a master professional life member of the Ladies Professional Golf Association in the organization's 60-year history. "She was truly one of the most energetic people I have ever known," said Randall Reed, 45, a longtime family friend who knew her as "Aunt Marie" since childhood. "It was just her ability to conquer whatever she wanted to do." Ms. Jacks was a professional golf teacher, a teacher and counselor with the Sweetwater Union High School District for more than 20 years, a longtime participant in Campfire Girls and an early member of Las Primeras, a philanthropic organization serving the Children's Home Society in San Diego. Ms. Jacks, who lived in Alpine, died Dec. 14 at an assisted living facility in Lemon Grove after battling cancer and Alzheimer's disease. She was 86. Born Nov. 28, 1923, Ms. Jacks was known as Baby Marie at the Children's Home Society orphanage before she was adopted, according to a three-page autobiography she wrote in the 1990s. At 14, she learned she was adopted; later in life, she learned that she had been the youngest of 10 siblings, some of whom had been put up for adoption after her biological mother died, and that she was of Danish descent. She was never married. She graduated from San Diego High School in 1941. A tall girl, she had already begun playing tennis by then. She briefly attended what was then San Diego State College, but her family was unable to pay for college so she spent the next few years working at a post office and, according to her notes, at Consolidated Aircraft. She finally saved enough money to enroll at the University of Arizona in 1944. Ms. Jacks became an athletic star there, excelling in golf, tennis and archery before her graduation in 1948, according to the university's athletic department. She returned briefly to San Diego after graduation before being offered a job as executive director of the Campfire Girls in Yuma. She was an executive with the organization in Arizona for six years, and remained in leadership positions with Campfire Girls in San Diego and Arizona throughout her life. Ms. Jacks' big break in golf came in 1954, when she was offered a job as an assistant golf pro at the San Diego Country Club. She joined the LPGA's teaching division in 1955, and taught full-time at the country club until 1957. She continued teaching part-time as a golf pro for decades, Reed said. "She was a great teacher and she had a great sense of humor," said Marilynn Smith, 80, of Phoenix, a fellow golf professional and founding LPGA member. "She loved to teach." In 1957, she turned her love for teaching into a job with the Sweetwater School District, initially teaching physical education at National City Junior High. Two years later she took a job as a counselor at Hilltop Junior High, where she spent most of her career until she retired in 1979, according to the school district. She obtained a graduate degree and counseling credential at San Diego State, according to her autobiography. Along with Ms. Jacks' love of sports and teaching came a general love of life, friends say. In addition to traveling around Europe, she also traveled to Africa on safari and extensively in the United States, Reed said. She made several trips to Denmark after learning that her biological father had been Danish; during one trip four years ago, she was the subject of a feature story in a Danish newspaper. "She would tell me, 'I'm going to go here, I'm going to go there,' " said Smith, whose still has a saguaro cactus outside her home that Jacks helped her plant during a trip to Arizona. "She was always loving to travel." Ms. Jacks made frequent trips to Arizona to visit her alma mater � she was known to always make it back for homecoming, according to the university — and several close friends. Jacks was also a lover of classical music and opera. One friend recalled her San Diego Opera season-ticket seats being in a location that was perfect for a woman who friends say was close to 6 feet tall. "She was a very tall woman, and she had these wonderful seats that were at the very back of the orchestra where there was no one behind her," said Janet Evans, 68, a longtime friend and a member, with her husband, of the University of Arizona Alumni Association. Reed, the executor of her estate, said she left a generous gift to the university. "She was adventurous, giving, just an amazing woman," Reed said. A celebration of her life will be held today at 2 p.m. at the San Diego Country Club, 88 L Street in Chula Vista. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Campfire USA San Diego and Imperial Counties Council, PO Box 3275, San Diego, CA. 92163.

The San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego, CA, January 14, 2010

JACKS, MARIE E.

Nov. 28, 1923 to Dec. 14, 2009

On Monday, December 14, 2009, Marie Jacks passed away peacefully in her sleep. She was 86 years old. Marie was a natural athlete, excelling at the highest levels in both tennis and golf. She had a 50 year career as a teaching professional in the LPGA, and was the San Diego County tennis champion in 1940 and 1942. However, it was her ability to influence a generation of San Diego County's youth that made her most proud. During her 22-year career as a teacher and counselor in the Sweetwater School District, she helped guide the academic lives of thousands of San Diego's children. She also will be remembered for her lifelong involvement with Campfire USA and other youth organizations. Marie's professional career in golf began in 1954 as Assistant Pro at the San Diego Country Club where she taught golf full- time until 1957. She continued to teach golf on weekends and in the summers for another 45 years, both at the Chula Vista course and later at Whispering Palms in Rancho Santa Fe. The two major highlights of her athletic career were her election to the University of Arizona Sports Hall of Fame and her obtaining the ranking of Master Life Professional in the LPGA, a status enjoyed by only 51 lady golf pros. Marie held deep ties to the University of Arizona where she graduated with a business degree and a minor in physical education. She attended U of A from 1944 to 1948 where she became one of the school's most renowned female athletes. While at the University of Arizona, Ms. Jacks was a member of the Chi Omega sorority where she made many lifelong friends. Following her graduation, Ms. Jacks spent six years as the Executive Director of Campfire Girls in Yuma and Phoenix and she remained an active volunteer for Campfire USA throughout her life. She was also active in the community as a patron member of Las Primeras and she served in a volunteer capacity for many organizations throughout the San Diego community including the San Diego County Junior Golf Association. A Celebration of Life service will be held at The San Diego Country Club in Chula Vista, CA on Saturday, January 16, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. The club is located at 88 L Street, Chula Vista, CA 91911. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Campfire USA San Diego and Imperial Counties Council, PO Box 3275, San Diego, CA 92163-1275. Donations may also be made to the San Diego Hospice Foundation, 4311 Third Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103.

Victor "Vic" Smith

SMITH, Victor "Vic", 79, of Dade City, died Tuesday, March 8, 2005 at Sunbelt Health Care Center in Zephyrhills. Born July 22, 1925 in Clearwater, he was the son of Joseph Perkins Smith and Norma Devaneau Smith. He served in the military from 1943 until 1963 with the 8th Airforce Bomber Wing and participated in the D-Day invasion. After retiring from the military, he taught in the Pasco County School System from 1964 until 1980. He was a Dade City Citrus Grower from 1959 to the present. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Anson, Gregory, Clifford and Robert. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Mary Young Smith; a daughter, Vicki Bucy and her husband, Rick of Auburndale; a sister-in-law, June Farmer and her husband, Ray of Dade City; a brother-in-law, HC Young, Jr. of Dade City; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family received friends from 6-8:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 10, 2005 at the funeral home. Funeral services were held in the chapel of Hodges Family Funeral Home on Friday, March 11, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor David West officiating. Burial followed at Dade City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in his name may be made to Hernando-Pasco Hospice, 7066 Fort King Road, Zephyrhills, FL 33541.