OBIT: Gary "Jake" ELLIS, 1989, native of Somerset County, PA

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  GARY ELLIS
  
    Gary "Jake" Ellis, 45, died July 22, 1989, in Victoria, Texas.  Survived
  by his wife, Kaye (Berkey) Ellis, a native of Jennerstown, and his mother,
  Alma Ellis.  Preceded in death by his father, Robert L. Ellis.  He was a
  licensed real estate broker at the time of his death, also a member of the
  Edna Rotary Club, an ambassador for the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce,
  board of directors Texana Museum and Library Association, board of directors
  Helping Hands of Jackson County, and a member of the Jackson County
  Historical Commission.  Also a former coordinator of the Jackson County
  Senior Citizens Association.  He graduated from Milyb High School in Houston
  in 1962, was named outstanding math/science graduate, was a National Merit
  Scholarship semifinalist and received the Teagle Foundation Scholarship.  He
  received a bachelor of arts degree from the New School of Social Research,
  New York, NY, in 1968, and a master of business administration from the
  University of Houston in 1976.  He had been a member of St. Paul Lutheran
  Church in Edna, Texas since 1982, having served as financial secretary,
  chairman of stewardship committee and a lay reader of the scriptures.  Those
  wishing to make donations in his memory are asked to contribute to Helping
  Hands of Jackson County, 324 East Main St., Edna, Texas 77957
  
  Daily American, Aug. 22, 1989
  
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