Clair E. Jacobson

One of my favorite coworkers of all times passed away last Thursday. Clair and I worked together at Trane in La Crosse right after I graduated from college. He was so wonderful about taking the new people under his wing and helping us out.

He was a full time Technical Support Specialist, meaning he spent a lot of time on the phone talking to customers. Most of them new him by name and voice. For those new customers, calling for the first time, he was always tell them his name and say, "yeah, like the girls' name." He always had a way of making people laugh. He always loved to tell the ladies at work that we were "cute as a button."

Another coworker of ours messaged me this morning to tell me about his passing. She said he stopped working in March when the doctors told him he only had a few months to live. He wanted to finish his books (he has published 5). She said he even joked about having a "drop dead deadline" to finish. That sounds like Clair.

Here is a link to his obituary. If I were in Rochester right now, I'd be making the drive to La Crosse to pay my respects to a great man. You'll be missed Clair!