Wednesday, January 1, 2014
I spent a lot of time with Jeff while we were young, in our teens and early twenties, having grown up on LeVan Av. I have a lot of good memories of time with him, playing ball, etc. I recall the first time I ever drove, when I was 14 or 15. Jeff let me drive the family "field car" on Kayner Road. I remember how very edgy he got when I was quite reckless with the car, but fortunately "wreckless" as well. Probably my most vivid memory of Jeff is how awesome a poker player he was. He never seemed to lose, regardless of the cards he was dealt. When he had a good hand, he played it like a master. And nobody could bluff like he could. When everyone folded, he would always bury his cards in the deck, never showing them. He would say, with that boyish grin, "you PAY to see MY cards." He'll be sadly missed, very much. My sincere condolences to the family. Jeff was a good friend and neighbor for 18 years. We enjoyed alot of fun times together and he will be greatly missed. Our sympathy goes out to his family. Rich and Kathy Jamieson and Boys Jeff was one of our oldest and dearest friends. The Dobbins and the Halsteads spent alot of time together on the Kayner Road properties when we were young. Keeping a long stedfast friendship, we enjoyed his company watching sports, discussing politics and just hanging out. We are grateful we got to visit with him this past October. Our sincere sympathies go out to the Dobbins family. He will be sorrily missed. Harvey and Sue Halstead and Family My memories of Jeff come from growing up next door to him on Rogers Ave. He was 3 years older than me and I thought he was "very cool". We spent a lot of time tossing the football around in front of our houses and he would give me pointers. He was a very good athlete back then and could do some amazing things on the basketball court. One shot he had was a 15-foot turn-around jump shot that he always made! Then there were all those backyard card games that i was "allowed" to sit in on. That was great! I am very sad Jeff is gone but he will not be forgotten. My condolences to the Dobbins family. Jeff Dobbins was as independent and unique as any person I have ever met. Jeff's death is a great loss to his wonderful family and for the neighbors who loved him. Jeff was an athlete as a youth... I remember his ability to throw a 60 yard perfect spiral in football... and the coach not playing him because Jeff would not cut his hair. How things have changed. Jeff was artistic, academically gifted, funny, and helpful to others. Jeff is no longer in pain, and I hope eternal happiness is his. To Paul and Terry and their families; While I haven't seen Jeff in a long time, I still think back to the times when Paul "mush" , Mel, Fritz, George, King and Rupe,and myself would get together for a lively game of touch football behind the school on many occasions. Jeff, even though he was a little younger, still would want to play. I know it's sometime easy to fool a new kid on the football field but Jeff caught on early wasn't an 'easy mark' too often. Jeff will be missed. "Fuzzy" ;
