Tonight, I'll Be at Memorial, but I'll Be Celebrating a Life Elsewhere

We're coming up on a year since Mr. Jackowiak's untimely death, but tonight something special is happening to help remember his life and impact at Concord. Bill Beck actually wrote a pretty decent article on "Jake." You can see it here.

I was impacted by Mr. Jackowiak. So were a number of other people. This is a fitting tribute to a man that helped make so many into the people they are today.

Thanks Jake.

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A Testament to a Hero

A great man he was. Larry Jackowiak, or "Jake" as he was always called around Concord, went to be with the Lord early this morning. A longtime leader of leaders at Concord, the former baseball coach, athletic director, and Concord Community administrator was truly the definition of a Minuteman. Giving of his time, talents and passion to provide students with and education that lasts, Jake was a devoted father, passionate Cubs and Bears fan, and an awesome neighbor who was a great mentor from afar for a number of years to me.

I know that he will be greatly missed by hundreds, if not thousands, of the lives that he touched through all of the things that he was involved with.

It hasn't set in yet, but I know that there is a place in my heart that is more empty because of his passing. My prayers today go out to his wife Robin, my friends and his sons, Adam and Eric, and his daughter Amy. May the love of their community and the peace of the Lord wrap around them and remind them that they are deeply loved.