Wesley Jacob Wells

He liked to be called Jake by everyone except his beloved wife, April. She alone was allowed to call him Jacobi.

Jake was a kind and sensitive soul who as a child would run into a crowd to protect a crab or butterfly he thought was being mistreated. As he grew older, he often became the one who was mistreated because he marched to the beat of his own drum and in the world of children, and often even in the world of adults, that is punished.

Jake was creative and, early on, loved to make art. He was an actor. Acting was the profession he really desired, but he was born with a progressive and debilitating disease, Muscular Dystrophy. It slowly began to ravage his body and his ability to move freely and speak.

He never gave up. He was determined and unflinching in facing adversity and in protecting those he loved.

Jake was a deeply loving, honest, strong, funny, corny, highly intelligent man and a believer.

Jake loved Disney movies, Disney characters (could do all their voices) and Disney World. He loved everything Disney and never lost his childlike wonder.

Being an organ donor was important to Jake. He wanted to make a positive difference in the world and help some people live a better life. He fulfilled that dream and now part of him will live on, providing hope and life to a number of people.

Jake suffered a lot of trauma in his young life. He is now at peace with the angels and is no longer troubled by the failing vessel he was wearing.

Jake is survived by his beloved wife, April; his mother, Karen Turner; his aunt, Shelley Carroll; uncle, Ronnie Carroll; cousins, Scott Carroll, Kelly Carroll, Kirra Carroll, and Kaleigh Ellis; and brother-in-law, John French.

Jake is preceded in death by his father, Terral M. Wells; his grandparents, Carl and Thelma Wells, and Mike and Ruth May Nichols; and his sister, Shannon French.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 3, 3024 at 2:00 pm at Cross Ridge Church, 1701 Walker Lane, Little Elm, TX 75068.