Pleasant Grove High School

Kay L. Jacobs - 3/2/2009

Class of 1942

Kay L. Jacobs, 85, of American Fork passed away peacefully Monday, March 2, 2009. Kay was born February 25, 1924 in Pleasant Grove to Hugh West and Kate Roena Halliday Jacobs, the fourth of five children. He married Esther Joyce Hamnett on December 18, 1945 and together had four children. They were later divorced. He married Nedra Stevenson, they were later divorced.

Kay grew up in Pleasant Grove and attended school there. He graduated from Pleasant Grove High School in 1942. He served in the U. S. Navy during WWII where he received his pilot wings. He continued to serve in the Naval Reserve until 1971, attaining the rank of captain. Flying was a passion he pursued throughout his life.

He began his banking career in 1946 at the Bank of Pleasant Grove. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 1950 with a degree in business and finance. He retired from banking in 1990 as President of Deseret Bank.

Kay was very active in business and civic organizations including the Utah Bankers Association, the American Bankers Association, and a founding organizer of the Alpine Country Club. He also served on the Eldred Sunset Manor Foundation Board which serves the many senior citizens centers in Utah County.

He is survived by his four children: Sheila Kay (Craig) Forsyth, American Fork; Harley W. (Loretta) Jacobs, Highland; Shellie Jacobs Gray, American Fork; and John H. (Susan) Jacobs, Alpine; 17 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren; sister, Ann Alene (Ted) Dunn, Ogden; sisters-in-law: Janine C. Jacobs and Mary P. Jacobs.

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