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Alan Smith Jacobsen

Birth
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Death
24 May 2004 (aged 62)
Oregon, USA
Burial
Millcreek, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Add to Map
Plot
Rosemont Park 314-2-W
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Alan Smith Jacobsen died Monday, May 24, 2004 while "on the road" with Duane and the bus. After living several "bonus" years with a surgically repaired heart, his passing was as sudden and painless as his doctor predicted.

Alan was born October 1, 1941, the second son of Theodore C. and Florence S. Jacobsen.

He grew up in Salt Lake City and New York City, attending local schools and the Browning School in Manhattan. A graduate of East High School, he briefly attended the University of Utah. The Berlin Crisis and the subsequent call-up of his National Guard unit interrupted schooling while he spent a year stationed at Fort Hood, Texas.

Upon his return from active duty, Alan became involved with the House of Music store in Salt Lake City. Expanding opportunities in 1967 led him and his business partner and lifelong companion, Duane Grant, to establish the House of Music store on Union Street in San Francisco. Alan and Duane had a continuing tradition of excellence in the sales and installation of custom high-end music systems for over thirty years in the Bay Area.

Alan was particularly fond of his dogs and birds. He developed many close friendships that lasted his lifetime. He was especially devoted to his mother and father. His love of travel took him throughout the world. Mexico became a place that held his interest and is where he established a second residence in the mountains north of Mexico City.

He designed and constructed fabulous homes in San Miguel, Mexico that were used, sold, and lived in during his residency there. Alan's nieces and nephews were always amazed with the tour of the bus that he and Duane had "built-to-suit." The bus carried them in unmatched style on many travels throughout North America.

Alan is survived by his parents; older brother, Stephen (Pat); and younger brother, Heber (Christine). He will be missed by nine nieces and nephews, as well as over thirty cousins. His great friendship with Duane was an example of loyalty to all who knew them. His friendship with Darrell and ReNee Page, Ron Zenger, and aunt, Ruth (Louis) Fenton, were a source of continual pleasure and enjoyment throughout his adult life.

A funeral service will be held at Wasatch Lawn, 3401 South Highland Drive (1450 East), on Wednesday, June 2, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. Friends may call one hour prior to the services.
Interment will be in the Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.
Published in the Deseret News on May 31, 2004.
Alan Smith Jacobsen died Monday, May 24, 2004 while "on the road" with Duane and the bus. After living several "bonus" years with a surgically repaired heart, his passing was as sudden and painless as his doctor predicted.

Alan was born October 1, 1941, the second son of Theodore C. and Florence S. Jacobsen.

He grew up in Salt Lake City and New York City, attending local schools and the Browning School in Manhattan. A graduate of East High School, he briefly attended the University of Utah. The Berlin Crisis and the subsequent call-up of his National Guard unit interrupted schooling while he spent a year stationed at Fort Hood, Texas.

Upon his return from active duty, Alan became involved with the House of Music store in Salt Lake City. Expanding opportunities in 1967 led him and his business partner and lifelong companion, Duane Grant, to establish the House of Music store on Union Street in San Francisco. Alan and Duane had a continuing tradition of excellence in the sales and installation of custom high-end music systems for over thirty years in the Bay Area.

Alan was particularly fond of his dogs and birds. He developed many close friendships that lasted his lifetime. He was especially devoted to his mother and father. His love of travel took him throughout the world. Mexico became a place that held his interest and is where he established a second residence in the mountains north of Mexico City.

He designed and constructed fabulous homes in San Miguel, Mexico that were used, sold, and lived in during his residency there. Alan's nieces and nephews were always amazed with the tour of the bus that he and Duane had "built-to-suit." The bus carried them in unmatched style on many travels throughout North America.

Alan is survived by his parents; older brother, Stephen (Pat); and younger brother, Heber (Christine). He will be missed by nine nieces and nephews, as well as over thirty cousins. His great friendship with Duane was an example of loyalty to all who knew them. His friendship with Darrell and ReNee Page, Ron Zenger, and aunt, Ruth (Louis) Fenton, were a source of continual pleasure and enjoyment throughout his adult life.

A funeral service will be held at Wasatch Lawn, 3401 South Highland Drive (1450 East), on Wednesday, June 2, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. Friends may call one hour prior to the services.
Interment will be in the Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.
Published in the Deseret News on May 31, 2004.


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