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Gary Gaertner posted a condolence
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
In the summer of 1981 I started working at Don Jacobs Buick/Subaru. I learned so much while working there, and met many great people. I was a teen-age kid, and over the next three years there got to work in the body shop, the parts department and new and used car prep. I loved the times when I got to drive Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs to the airport in Chicago. He answered all my questions and told me how he got started. Sometimes I got to drive one of his classic Buick convertibles when he brought them out to be in a parade or just to drive. Another favorite memory: people often said to him "You look great!" and he would always just say: "Clean living!" Mr. Jacobs had the love and respect of all who worked there. Most of the salesmen and managers called him Don. I made that mistake once, and he corrected me; "That's MR. Jacobs, to you!" Fast forward to October 1999. I got my first auto sales position at the same dealership. It would be the start of a twenty year career. I was so happy to see Mr. Jacobs again, smiling at me as we met in the hall by the customer lounge. I smiled back and said "Mr. Jacobs! I'm your newest salesman!" He put his arm around me, and said: "You can call me Don, now."
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