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Shawn Paul Jacobs, age 29

Fatally shot on September 28, 2017 in Topeka, Kansas.

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One other person also died in this incident.

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  • Nickname:
    3 Chachi
    4 Fonzie
    3 Shawnie
    3 Swaggy P
    1 Nooner
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    3 Kind loving family oriented a good guy and great dad who loved to fish
    2 Always ready to help the next one in line, very genuine and honest.
    2 Saw a job through until it was done, he couldn't leave anything half done.
    2 A true gentleman
  • Occupation:
    5 Mitigation Technician
    3 Part time pool shark
    1 Pro fisherman
  • Workplace:
    3 ServiceMaster Restore by AAA Topeka
  • Schools attended:
    2 Topeka High
  • Comments:
    3 1-800-273-8255
    3 You are loved and misses Shawn Paul keep watch over us we love you
    3 This world seems so much dimmer without you in it. I wish you were here. I love you
    2 I wish that I could talk to you
    2 Mornings like these make me miss you more than ever. Wish you were here to lift everyones spirits.
    2 Not the same without you in my everyday life, you are still so loved and you will always be missed.
    3 I miss you old friend every word we didn’t say haunts me day by day
    2 Missing you is a daily struggle I wish more than anything I could talk to you one more time
    2 I still feel you surrounding us. You never stopped protecting us.
    2 My heart hurts god I miss you
    2 Christmas wont be the same without you this year. Missing you, Shawn.
    8 I imagine you as the dreamworks kid sitting on the moon fishing through the stars I miss you
    2 3 months is an eternity I wasn’t ready for and a lifetime I cannot fathom you are missed
    2 I could really use your advice right now
    1 Been thinking about you all day miss you so much
    6 Thanks for the good birthday weather, Shawnie. Wish you could have enjoyed it with me
    3 Hopelessly missing you
    2 Broken💔
    2 You will always be, my absolute favorite memory. No amount of time could ever change that
    2 Missing you like crazy thanks for all the signs rest well Shawn Paul
    6 When the wind starts to blow, I know you're right there. Always thinking of you my old friend.
    1 My soul hurts everything hurts without you all i can ask is why?? This world needs you
    1 275 days... it still hurts to think your really gone, We love and miss you Shawn 💔
    1 Day 306.... Until we meet again... I love you...always
    1 You always come to mind just in time, miss you old friend.
    1 In just a couple days it will be one year and its still not real please come back we need you
    1 Tomorrow makes one year a whole year without you and it still hurts like the day you left I miss you
    2 It has been a year since you left and I miss you everyday.
    1 I wish you were here
    2 I miss you so much Shawn, wish you were here.
    1 The words miss you are simply not enough I love you ... in and out of time
    1 I miss you everyday day and wish you were here
    2 You are still so very much around everything on earth still. Your vibe was and is still so powerful.
    1 Miss you everyday.
    1 I miss you so much. Love you
    2 If only you could have seen how much the world admired you.
    1 I miss you. I could really use your kind amazing words right now.
    1 I love and miss you so very much. This pain doesn't end I wish you could just come back.
    1 You took my heart with you when you left now the rest of me is stuck waiting to be with you again
    1 529 days... it still seems unreal
    1 I miss you
    1 The world will never be the same. Still so heartbreaking to know you're gone.
    1 I miss you so much everyday and just wish I could hear and see you one more time
    1 Had a rough couple days. Missing you so much right now. Love you and miss you so much.
    1 I hope you finally are able to see your impact on the world, and how much you were loved
    1 Miss your smile and everything about you. The world isn’t the same. Love you
    2 Thank you for stopping by in my dreams still. You're sorely missed here on earth.
    1 I miss you so much. You have been visiting in my dreams. Love you.
    1 I love and miss you everyday. If heaven had a phone.
    1 Thinking of you today and everyday. I miss you and love you
    1 Merry Christmas. I miss you so much. Love you.
    1 You are on my mind everyday. I love and miss you so much.
    1 Thinking of you a lot lately and miss you so much. Love you
    1 Thinking of you so much. I love and miss you every single day.
    1 Happy 4th. I miss you so so much.
    1 I miss you so much. love you. wish heaven had a phone.
    1 You were so loved. Wish you would have seen what we did.
    1 You have no idea how much you are still needed Im so sorry life was so unkind we love you
    1 I miss you💔
    1 2171 days it still doesn't make sense. Please just come back😭
    1 If only you knew😭

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