I. Jay Aarons died on January 18, 2016, from cancer at 65 years of age. He was born on March 18, 1950, the third of four children, to B.L. "Punch" and Mitzi (Jaffe) Aarons in Birmingham, Alabama.
He came to Texas in 1968 to attend Rice University in Houston, where he received degrees in economics and accounting in 1973. Ultimately, he made his way to Austin to attend the University of Texas, where he earned his Masters of Professional Accounting. I. Jay then went on to create a tax-focused CPA practice built on his work ethic, dedication to detail, and professionalism.
Always in the middle of things he would organize outings of "Sardines" and performed in the Weiss Tabletop Theater at Rice University. He hosted many a game night at the Aarons-Gibson home in Hyde Park and enjoyed weekly bridge and poker games with friends. In recent years, he sang in a community choral group and met with his New York Times Crossword Puzzle Gang each Sunday.
I. Jay especially cherished family vacations, especially to the beach, and traveling to attend family get-togethers across the country. He enjoyed attending UT sporting events, including taking his family to the Rose Bowl for the Texas vs. Alabama National Championship—a game he could not lose. He was never quicker than when impressing on the dance floor and even insisted his future wife take ballroom lessons before they married.
As a community leader, I. Jay served on the board of the Hyde Park Neighborhood Association and his smiling face greeted visitors at the annual Hyde Park Homes Tour. His Jewish faith was important to him, as demonstrated by his long-term membership at Congregation Beth Israel, where he served as treasurer and board member and by his service as a board member of Shalom Austin/Jewish Federation.
Just as granddaughter Emily was the sparkle in his life, I. Jay was the spark in the lives of everyone he touched. His humor, intellect, kindness and unfailing loyalty to his family, friends and clients, who were often also friends, will be missed by all who knew him.
I. Jay is survived by his wife Barbara Gibson, his sons, Stephen and Oliver, Stephen's wife, Ashley, and their daughter Emily. He is also survived by his brother Michael Aarons and his wife, Carol, and his brother David Aarons, and his wife Janet. Many nieces and nephews and cousins survive him as well.
His parents and sister, Joanie Aarons Sokol, preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be at Congregation Beth Israel, 3901 Shoal Creek Blvd with burial at the Pflugerville Congregation Beth Israel Cemetery. The family requests memorials to I. Jay be made to the American Cancer Society or Hospice Austin.
(Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home)
He came to Texas in 1968 to attend Rice University in Houston, where he received degrees in economics and accounting in 1973. Ultimately, he made his way to Austin to attend the University of Texas, where he earned his Masters of Professional Accounting. I. Jay then went on to create a tax-focused CPA practice built on his work ethic, dedication to detail, and professionalism.
Always in the middle of things he would organize outings of "Sardines" and performed in the Weiss Tabletop Theater at Rice University. He hosted many a game night at the Aarons-Gibson home in Hyde Park and enjoyed weekly bridge and poker games with friends. In recent years, he sang in a community choral group and met with his New York Times Crossword Puzzle Gang each Sunday.
I. Jay especially cherished family vacations, especially to the beach, and traveling to attend family get-togethers across the country. He enjoyed attending UT sporting events, including taking his family to the Rose Bowl for the Texas vs. Alabama National Championship—a game he could not lose. He was never quicker than when impressing on the dance floor and even insisted his future wife take ballroom lessons before they married.
As a community leader, I. Jay served on the board of the Hyde Park Neighborhood Association and his smiling face greeted visitors at the annual Hyde Park Homes Tour. His Jewish faith was important to him, as demonstrated by his long-term membership at Congregation Beth Israel, where he served as treasurer and board member and by his service as a board member of Shalom Austin/Jewish Federation.
Just as granddaughter Emily was the sparkle in his life, I. Jay was the spark in the lives of everyone he touched. His humor, intellect, kindness and unfailing loyalty to his family, friends and clients, who were often also friends, will be missed by all who knew him.
I. Jay is survived by his wife Barbara Gibson, his sons, Stephen and Oliver, Stephen's wife, Ashley, and their daughter Emily. He is also survived by his brother Michael Aarons and his wife, Carol, and his brother David Aarons, and his wife Janet. Many nieces and nephews and cousins survive him as well.
His parents and sister, Joanie Aarons Sokol, preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be at Congregation Beth Israel, 3901 Shoal Creek Blvd with burial at the Pflugerville Congregation Beth Israel Cemetery. The family requests memorials to I. Jay be made to the American Cancer Society or Hospice Austin.
(Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home)
I. Jay Aarons died on January 18, 2016, from cancer at 65 years of age. He was born on March 18, 1950, the third of four children, to B.L. "Punch" and Mitzi (Jaffe) Aarons in Birmingham, Alabama.
He came to Texas in 1968 to attend Rice University in Houston, where he received degrees in economics and accounting in 1973. Ultimately, he made his way to Austin to attend the University of Texas, where he earned his Masters of Professional Accounting. I. Jay then went on to create a tax-focused CPA practice built on his work ethic, dedication to detail, and professionalism.
Always in the middle of things he would organize outings of "Sardines" and performed in the Weiss Tabletop Theater at Rice University. He hosted many a game night at the Aarons-Gibson home in Hyde Park and enjoyed weekly bridge and poker games with friends. In recent years, he sang in a community choral group and met with his New York Times Crossword Puzzle Gang each Sunday.
I. Jay especially cherished family vacations, especially to the beach, and traveling to attend family get-togethers across the country. He enjoyed attending UT sporting events, including taking his family to the Rose Bowl for the Texas vs. Alabama National Championship—a game he could not lose. He was never quicker than when impressing on the dance floor and even insisted his future wife take ballroom lessons before they married.
As a community leader, I. Jay served on the board of the Hyde Park Neighborhood Association and his smiling face greeted visitors at the annual Hyde Park Homes Tour. His Jewish faith was important to him, as demonstrated by his long-term membership at Congregation Beth Israel, where he served as treasurer and board member and by his service as a board member of Shalom Austin/Jewish Federation.
Just as granddaughter Emily was the sparkle in his life, I. Jay was the spark in the lives of everyone he touched. His humor, intellect, kindness and unfailing loyalty to his family, friends and clients, who were often also friends, will be missed by all who knew him.
I. Jay is survived by his wife Barbara Gibson, his sons, Stephen and Oliver, Stephen's wife, Ashley, and their daughter Emily. He is also survived by his brother Michael Aarons and his wife, Carol, and his brother David Aarons, and his wife Janet. Many nieces and nephews and cousins survive him as well.
His parents and sister, Joanie Aarons Sokol, preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be at Congregation Beth Israel, 3901 Shoal Creek Blvd with burial at the Pflugerville Congregation Beth Israel Cemetery. The family requests memorials to I. Jay be made to the American Cancer Society or Hospice Austin.
(Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home)
He came to Texas in 1968 to attend Rice University in Houston, where he received degrees in economics and accounting in 1973. Ultimately, he made his way to Austin to attend the University of Texas, where he earned his Masters of Professional Accounting. I. Jay then went on to create a tax-focused CPA practice built on his work ethic, dedication to detail, and professionalism.
Always in the middle of things he would organize outings of "Sardines" and performed in the Weiss Tabletop Theater at Rice University. He hosted many a game night at the Aarons-Gibson home in Hyde Park and enjoyed weekly bridge and poker games with friends. In recent years, he sang in a community choral group and met with his New York Times Crossword Puzzle Gang each Sunday.
I. Jay especially cherished family vacations, especially to the beach, and traveling to attend family get-togethers across the country. He enjoyed attending UT sporting events, including taking his family to the Rose Bowl for the Texas vs. Alabama National Championship—a game he could not lose. He was never quicker than when impressing on the dance floor and even insisted his future wife take ballroom lessons before they married.
As a community leader, I. Jay served on the board of the Hyde Park Neighborhood Association and his smiling face greeted visitors at the annual Hyde Park Homes Tour. His Jewish faith was important to him, as demonstrated by his long-term membership at Congregation Beth Israel, where he served as treasurer and board member and by his service as a board member of Shalom Austin/Jewish Federation.
Just as granddaughter Emily was the sparkle in his life, I. Jay was the spark in the lives of everyone he touched. His humor, intellect, kindness and unfailing loyalty to his family, friends and clients, who were often also friends, will be missed by all who knew him.
I. Jay is survived by his wife Barbara Gibson, his sons, Stephen and Oliver, Stephen's wife, Ashley, and their daughter Emily. He is also survived by his brother Michael Aarons and his wife, Carol, and his brother David Aarons, and his wife Janet. Many nieces and nephews and cousins survive him as well.
His parents and sister, Joanie Aarons Sokol, preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be at Congregation Beth Israel, 3901 Shoal Creek Blvd with burial at the Pflugerville Congregation Beth Israel Cemetery. The family requests memorials to I. Jay be made to the American Cancer Society or Hospice Austin.
(Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home)
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