Joseph Jacobs, 88, Founder of Jacobs Engineering Group

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin › February 14, 2006

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PASADENA - Joseph J. Jacobs, the founder and chairman of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. who built the Pasadena company from a one- man operation into a global firm with thousands of employees, died Saturday in Pasadena. He was 88.

Jacobs, who was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., is survived by his wife, Violet, three daughters and two grandchildren.

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Joseph Jacobs, 88, Founder of Jacobs Engineering Group

"He was a gentleman whom I respected and admired for what he did in the business world but equally for what he did in the community with numerous charitable organizations," said James McNulty, chairman of Par...

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