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 JACOBUS -- David William, Jr., was
born on February 12, 1935, in Ponca City, Jacobus graduated from Ponca
City High School in 1952, before earning a Bachelor's degree from the
University of Oklahoma and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of
Tulsa. For over 40 years, Bill enjoyed an active professional career in
Tulsa as a Practicing Attorney. During his many years of membership in
the Tulsa County Bar Association, he served in some capacity on its
board for 14 years, including one term as President. As President, he
led the effort to renovate the present Tulsa County Bar facility, and
was honored with the outstanding Senior Lawyer award in 1991. Bill also
served on the Board of Governors of the Oklahoma Bar Association in
1992-1993. Jacobus was responsible for other accomplishments that
remain integral parts of the Tulsa County Bar. He set up the Community
Outreach committee, one of the most active of the Bar. He initiated a
joint pro bono program with Legal Services of Tulsa, and oversaw the
creation of a solo/small firm practice section. Bill also established
the Neil E. Bogan Professionalism Award, still presented both by the
Tulsa and Oklahoma Bar Associations. Under Bill's direction,
publication of the Tulsa Lawyer changed from a quarterly to its current
monthly basis. Bill was last honored by the Bar with a special Lifetime
Achievement Award, the first ever presented, in 1994. Jacobus will be
remembered not only for his professional career, but also for inspiring
in others a love for the law. Above all, he relished his role as mentor
to those interested in the practice of law and a life of the mind. A
teacher by nature, he was an especially dedicated father. Bill is
survived by: his mother, Louise; his sister, Mary; brothers, Charles
and Patrick; son, David; and daughter, Catherine. He died peacefully
among family in Fort Worth, TX, on Sunday morning, January 28, 2007. A
Funeral service is scheduled for 10 a.m., Thursday, February 1, at
Church of the Madalene, 3188 East 22nd St. South, Tulsa, OK. He will be
buried at Calvary Cemetery. Published in the Tulsa World on 1/30/2007. Compiled, Transcribed & Submitted by: Shelley Lynch <leeshlynch@gmail.com> |