ROBERT A. JACOBSON (80)
11.07.1941 - 01.06.2022
11.07.1941 - 01.06.2022
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Robert A. Jacobson passed away peacefully at ACOYA Retirement Homes in Mesa, AZ on January 6th 2022, at age 80. He underwent cancer surgery in May of 2021 from which he never fully recovered.
Bob was born on November 7, 1941 in Estevan, Canada and became a |
Naturalized US Citizen in 1957. He graduated Crosby High School in 1959, later attended North Dakota State University and became a member of the Theta Chi Fraternity.
Bob married Susan Francis Stenger in Moorhead Minnesota on June 12, 1963 and on December 12, 1964 his son Thomas John Jacobson was born.
Bob’s greatest passion was airplanes. He received his private pilot license, his commercial pilot license and his instructor’s certification throughout his career.
Bob married Susan Francis Stenger in Moorhead Minnesota on June 12, 1963 and on December 12, 1964 his son Thomas John Jacobson was born.
Bob’s greatest passion was airplanes. He received his private pilot license, his commercial pilot license and his instructor’s certification throughout his career.
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Bob started his flying career as a crop sprayer in Divide County, ND, which lasted for over 20 years. He moved his family to Arizona in 1975 and was employed by Grand Canyon Airlines and West Wind Airlines. He left a legacy by piloting the WWII B-17 Bomber "Sentimental Journey" to different airfields around the US and by flying a WWII T-6 Trainer Aircraft for the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) at Falcon Field Airport, Mesa, AZ.
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In 2013, Bob decided to end his 50 year flying career, but surely enough: Bob lived his dream: flying aircrafts! He loved sharing his knowledge and he trained and always encouraged others to fly. Bob was fun loving and touched so many lives with his wit, his spirit and his timeless stories!
Bob Jacobson is survived by his former wife, Susan Jacobson Witzeman of Tempe, AZ, his son Thomas John Jacobson, ND and his sister Deborah Melby of Crosby, ND. His family includes Nieces, Nephews, a Granddaughter, three great Grandchildren and a host of extended relatives, still living across the United States. He also leaves behind an unnamed and untold number of colleagues and friends for which he cared, helped and touched in many special ways.
It was Bob’s wish to refrain from public funeral services. A small memory gathering is planned at the CAF to be announced at a later date. Bob’s life-story is being produced and will be available as a mini-movie at QR Memory Markers in the near future.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Arizona Humane Society and/or to www.QRMemoryMarkers.com
(select A celebration of life video, early days video or go back to landing page)
Bob Jacobson is survived by his former wife, Susan Jacobson Witzeman of Tempe, AZ, his son Thomas John Jacobson, ND and his sister Deborah Melby of Crosby, ND. His family includes Nieces, Nephews, a Granddaughter, three great Grandchildren and a host of extended relatives, still living across the United States. He also leaves behind an unnamed and untold number of colleagues and friends for which he cared, helped and touched in many special ways.
It was Bob’s wish to refrain from public funeral services. A small memory gathering is planned at the CAF to be announced at a later date. Bob’s life-story is being produced and will be available as a mini-movie at QR Memory Markers in the near future.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Arizona Humane Society and/or to www.QRMemoryMarkers.com
(select A celebration of life video, early days video or go back to landing page)