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Edward Dennis JACKS

Male 1915 - 2002  (86 years)


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  • Name Edward Dennis JACKS 
    Birth 15 Aug 1915  Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930  Highland Park, Lake, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1940  Deerfield Twp., Lake, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Death 12 Mar 2002  Lake Forest, Lake, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Siblings 4 brothers and 2 sisters 
    Person ID I16268  bmds
    Last Modified 12 Aug 2020 

    Father Dr. Robert Ruffin Barrow JACKS,   b. 22 Jul 1877, New Orleans, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 1955, Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Julia Elizabeth DEVLIN,   b. 1 Aug 1887, Chicago, Cook, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 May 1964, Lake Forest, Lake, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Family ID F4899  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Helen Marie,   b. 4 Nov 1921   d. 11 Feb 2002, Lake Forest, Lake, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Children 3 sons and 1 daughter 
    +1Male. Edward Dennis JACKS, Jr.,   b. 20 Dec 1942, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 May 2009, South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
    +2Male. Robert JACKS,   b. Abt 1946, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     3Female. Nancy JACKS,   b. Feb 1949, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     4Male. Jerrold Paul JACKS,   b. 25 Jun 1951, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     
    Family ID F6645  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Aug 1915 - Illinois
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Highland Park, Lake, Illinois
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Deerfield Twp., Lake, Illinois
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 12 Mar 2002 - Lake Forest, Lake, Illinois
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Edward D. Jacks, 86
      Highland Park accountant loved flying
      March 25, 2002 | By Sean D. Hamill, Chicago Tribune staff reporter.
       With World War II approaching in 1940, Highland Park accountant Edward D. Jacks applied for a Navy commission in hopes of becoming a fighter pilot. But his commission was turned down, so he continued working as a civilian, crafting budgets for military projects. The fact that he didn’t join the Navy “was frustrating to him,” but after the war, still driven by a love of flying, Mr. Jacks earned his pilot’s license, his son Jerry said. Mr. Jacks, 86, died Tuesday, March 12, at Westmoreland Nursing Home in Lake Forest after complications from Parkinson’s disease, one month after Helen, his wife of 61 years, died. Mr. Jacks, who owned several small airplanes, melded his hobby with his accounting career, flying to see clients nationwide. Mr. Jacks was born and raised in Highland Park, where his father was a pediatrician. He grew up with a fascination for flying and for motorcycles, a passion he would also pursue for the rest of his life. Four years ago, his son put a sidecar on Mr. Jacks’ motorcycle so he could still ride after his illness began to sap his strength.
       Mr. Jacks received his accounting degree from DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind., and in the late 1930s joined a firm that worked for the federal government. In 1942 his family moved to Lake Forest, where in 1951 he opened his own accounting firm. “Part of the reason he did a lot of flying was so he could be home with his family,” said his son, a pilot and a partner in his father’s firm. Focusing on closely held or family-owned companies, Mr. Jacks’ firm developed a national reputation. “Eddy Jacks was the guy we leaned on to handle our accounting,” said Harvey Gossell, a former printing company executive. “Early on, the day before the taxes were due, I’d be over at his house, with all of our documents spread all over his king-size bed. We’d sweat it out, but we’d always make it.”
       Mr. Jacks was a Lake Forest alderman for one term in the 1950s, president of the local PTA and a part-time Lake County deputy sheriff. He retired from his firm five years ago, his son said. Other survivors include two sons, Edward and Robert; a daughter, Nancy Cummings; a brother, John; a sister, Lelia Harris; six grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. Services have been held.

  • Sources 
    1. [S11] 1930 US Census.

    2. [S7] 1940 US Census.

    3. [S4] Obituary.
      Edward D. Jacks, 86, of Lake Forest, died Tuesday, March 12, 2002, beloved husband of the late Helen Marie Jacks; loving father of Edward Jacks Jr., Robert (Barbara) Jacks, Nancy (Michael) Cummings and Jerry (Joann) Jacks; dear grandfather of Therese, Robert, Sean, Carolee, Patrick, Kathryn, Edward and Francesca; and great-grandfather of Erica; fond brother of Lelia Harris and John (Irina) Jacks. Visitation 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, March 15, 2002 at Kelley and Spalding Funeral Home, 1787 Deerfield Rd., Highland Park, IL. Funeral Mass Saturday, March 16, 2002, at St. Patrick Church, 991 Waukegan Rd., Lake Forest, IL. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, IL. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Parkinson’s Association, 2050 Pfingsten Rd., Suite 127, Glenview, IL 60025. For funeral info, kelleyspaldingfuneralhome. com or 847-831-4260.
      — Chicago Tribune, March 14, 2002.