Biography

Obituary: Captain Jacob J Wiebe, USMC, died August 22, 2001 in an aircraft accident near Yuma, AZ where he was participating in military training maneuvers. He was 32. Jacob was born at NAS Jacksonville, and he grew up in Orange Park, FL. He attended high school in Fayetteville, AR and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1993. Jacob was an F/A-18 Hornet pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115, the " Silver Eagles" from Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort, SC. Interment was in Arlington National Cemetery on September 5, 2001 with full military honors conferred. Jacob is survived by his mother and stepfather Judy and Bill Barrett of Middleburg, FL; his father and stepmother Albert J Wiebe and Sandra Wiebe of Paradise, UT; his brother and family Matthew and Cheryl Wiebe, and their three children Jacob, Sarah, and Thomas of Fayetteville, AR; his grandmother Marian Cassidy of Jacksonville, FL; his half sister Joanna Kuskie of Pennsylvania; his step sister Deni Harbin, and her children Caleb, Hannah, Jared and Sarah of Ogden, UT; his aunts Gail Williams and Cara Gapinski; his uncles LTC Bill Cassidy, LTC Buck Cassidy, Cidd Cassidy, and Carl Cassidy; also numerous cousins. His family requests that in lieu of flowers, you honor Jacob with contributions in his memory to St. Jude Childrens Research Center, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

Links to other articles published in the Florida Times-Union:
Marine pilot killed listed as Clay native, Friday, August 24, 2001
Local Marine pilot dies in crash, Thursday, August 23, 2001

Inspirational words:
High Flight - By John Gillespie Magee, Jr.; Jake had this poem in his office, and it was read at his memorial service.