James W. Shirley Funeral Home
Obituaries | The Tube City Almanac | February 28, 2024
Lawrence W. Jacobs, 76, of Irwin , passed away February 27, 2024 at UPMC East, Monroeville. He was born February 11, 1948 in Churchill , a son of the late Joseph J. Jacobs Jr. and Lois Sumner Jacobs. Larry spent his professional life as a computer analyst, working for a variety of organizations from West Penn Hospital (28 years) to Lucent Technologies to Au Bon Pan restaurants, from which he retired. While he loved computers, he had many personal passions, including all things science, religion and nature. In particular, he was an avid bird watcher, coin collector and bowler. He also was a proud Army veteran, serving as a computer specialist in Okinawa in the Vietnam war. Larry was a member of Beulah Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh. He is survived by his wife Jerri Jacobs, daughter Donna and her husband Jason Peak (of Virginia); grand-daughter, Cassidy; and sister Gail Russell and her husband Louis (of New Jersey). There will be no public visitation. A memorial service will be held in late spring 2024. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made the American Cancer Society in his name. James W. Shirley Funeral Home, 176 Clay Pike, North Huntingdon in charge of arrangements. www.shirleyfuneralhome.com
Originally published February 28, 2024.
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