Joseph Riley Jacks

Joseph Riley Jacks died at his home in Denver July 13, 2020.  Joe was born March 29, 1947, in Aberdeen Maryland, and is the son of Captain Joseph V. Jacks and Lorraine Jacks.  He is preceded in death by his parents, his stepfather Frank James, and his sister, Marilyn Jacks Gazaway Nielson.

Joe is survived by his children, Joseph Middleton Jacks of Asheville NC, and Bridgett Lorraine Jacks of Denver, his four grandchildren, Zoella Marie Jacks, Devon Riley Azamghavami, Lilly Marie Jacks, and Joseph Benjamin Jacks, and his sister, Susie Jacks Steed of Brandon, MS.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.  He loved cooking, traveling, the outdoors, and was an avid reader.  Most of all he lived his children and grandchildren. 

A memorial will be held at a later date, due to Covid-19 restrictions.