Jacobs James Richard “Dick”

Jacobs, James Richard “Dick”, 74, passed away Saturday, October 11, 2008 after a long and courageous battle with colon cancer. Rosary will be 7:00 P.M., Monday, October 13 and Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, October 14, both at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church. Entombment will be at Calvary Cemetery. Dick was a very devout Catholic. His faith and fight touched many people. He was born on August 19, 1934 in Wichita, the son of Joseph A. Jacobs and Catherine S. Werbach Jacobs. After grade school, he attended St. Joseph Preparatory College in Kirkwood, MO, a high school seminary for the Redemptorist Order. He was a member of Serra Club of Wichita Metro and a member of the Knights of Columbus Council 10483 and a 4th Degree Knight of Columbus. He also served in the United States Army. A Wichita resident since May 1999, he was an account manager for the Procter and Gamble Company for 39 years. Dick was preceded in death by his parents, and brothers, Harold, Leroy, Jacob, Charles, Robert and Paul and sister, Dorothy Fitzgerald. He is survived by his wife, Margaret; sons and daughters-in-law, Tim and Carol Jacobs and Jim and Andrea Jacobs; brothers, Joe of Paoli, OK and Don (Sandy) of Wichita; sisters, Pat Hommertzheim of Wichita and Mary Jane Schuller (Gary) of Prince George, VA and grandchildren, Matt Jacobs, Tyler Jacobs and Emily Jacobs. Memorials to: the Priest Retirement and Education Fund, 424 N. Broadway, Wichita, KS, 67202 and the Kansas Childrens Service League, 1365 N. Custer, Wichita, KS, 67203. Downing Lahey Mortuary West. Rosary will be 7:00 P.M., Monday, October 13 and Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, October 14, both at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church. Entombment will be at Calvary Cemetery.