Friends,
I didn't realize that John Swearingen had already posted notice of Corby's
passing. My computer at home has been giving me fits over the last couple
of weeks, so I apologize for the dual posting.
Regards,
John Lewis
----- Original Message -----
From: John Lewis <CBQJohn@m...>
To: <BRHSlist@egroups.com>
Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 9:49 PM
Subject: [BRHSlist] Highball to the Mailman
> Palmyra, Missouri historian and railfan Corby Jacobs passed away last
Monday
> morning. His love of trains was chronicled in Trains magazine a few years
> ago...he inspected every train that passed his house and would call the
> Burlington if he spotted a problem. More than once, a potential accident
was
> averted due to his diligence. In gratitude, the crews pitched in one year
> and bought an authentic CB&Q train set for the Jacobs family, stopping a
> train on the crossing next to his house and presenting it to the family.
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> At night, Corb would stand at the window and wave his flashlight to the
> crews in the waycar, letting them know all was well. They would respond
with
> a wave of their light and a "Highball to the Mailman" on the radio.
>
> He served his country in the Army Air Corps in World War Two, and his
> community as Postmaster and Chief of the Volunteer Fire Department. He
will
> be missed.
>
> Regards,
> John Lewis
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