European immigrants Isaac and Dora who settled on the lower east side of
Manhattan. Although times were rough growing up, he always felt they were the
best days of his life. Jake joined the army and served 4 years in the military,
guarding Japanese prisoners of war, just days after WWII ended. He married,
Terry, the love of his life when he got home from the army. They started a family
and moved to Brooklyn, New York, in 1959. Jake was a taxi driver and loved
driving and speaking to different people. They moved to Coral Springs, FL in
1972 with their children, Susan, Hal, Diane & Eddie. He owned and operated
Jake’s Buster Brown Shoe stores in Coral Springs and Plantation. His wife, Terry
was a Real Estate Broker in Coral Springs. After she passed in1995, Jake
moved to Delray Beach, FL. Unfortunately, Alzheimer’s tried to erase Jake’s
wonderful memories but not those of his family. Jake is survived by children
Susan, Hal, Diane & Eddie, grandchildren, Jamie, Eric, Lauren, Erica, Claudia
and Patrick. The last 5 years of his life were spent comfortably at home with AJ,
Gina and Debrah who took care of him as if he were their very own Papa. Papa
will be missed greatly by his great grandchildren, Alexander, Samuel, Andrew,
Abigail and Amy. Papa was “A winner from the word GO," his own favorite
expression. His very last words were, “It’s a beautiful day” and passed
peacefully.
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