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The
Jacobsens
Tell us about your family.
We have two daughters that are both teachers in the Rankin
County School District. Tracey is married to Josh McKay.
They have three children: Jake is 16, Hayes is 13, and Millie is
12. Tricia is married to Alan Bennett. They have Ella Claire
who is 13, Maggie is 10, and Ella is 11. The girl grands have
fun together and also enjoy school, dancing, volleyball, and
anything to do with crafts. The boys like football, fishing,
hunting and following their favorite sports. We are proud of
these kiddos and glad to be their Papa and ChaCha. We also
have John’s mother to add to our family list. She is called
Grandma Shirley. At 94 years old she is a storyteller, a
wonderful cook, and never meets a stranger. At the holiday
times, we count on her picture-perfect pies and her dressing
to go with our turkey.
Now to tell a bit about John and me. John is a tool fanatic.
If you need a certain tool, gadget, or some part fashioned from
scratch, he has it in mind or he can build it. He loves and
collects trains, old cars, tools. The kids/grands all believe that
no matter what is broken, their dad/Papa can fix it. I like to
read, crafts, and I enjoy cooking. I also like to arrange flowers.
My dad had a flower shop, and all through elementary school
and high school I worked at the shop to earn extra money.
Tell us about your courtship and marriage,
and how long you’ve been married.
I met John at college when I was coming back from class in a
horrible rainstorm. I had no umbrella, but he sure did and
asked me if I’d like to share his umbrella. I’m so glad he asked!
When we arrived at my dorm we exchanged phone numbers
and about a week later he called me and asked if I’d like to
meet him downstairs. He said he’d be standing by the snack
machines. I can’t believe that I flipped a coin with my
roommates to see if I would go and meet him. Heads, I would
go, tails, I would just leave him standing there! (Awful-right?)
Heads it was and praise the good Lord for a heads-up
coin toss and the power of an escort in the rain! We have been
married for 50 years and it seems like that time passed in the
blink of an eye.
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