Jacob “Jack” Franklin Behr, 77, of Mechanicsville, MD., died peacefully on August 10, 2013 at the St. Mary’s County Hospice House in Callaway, MD. Born on July 4, 1936 in Baltimore, MD., he was the son of the late Jacob John and Marie Julia Hillebrandt Behr. He was the loving husband of Sylvia Y. Behr, whom he married in St. Jerome’s Church in Baltimore, MD on January 26, 1956. He is survived by his brother, Leo Behr and his wife Joann of Abingdon, MD., four sister in laws; Linda Sullivan, Patty O’Neill, Dorothy Simon, and Jeanne Szymborski, one brother in law; Joseph Van Kirk and 15 nieces and Nephews. Jack was born and raised in Baltimore, MD., and attended Patterson High School. He served with the Maryland National Guard from 1956 to 1964. Jack and Sylvia loved St. Mary’s County and spent almost every weekend here. In 1967, they purchased the property where they currently reside in Mechanicsville, MD., and continued to commute every weekend. Jack worked in the clothing industry for I.C. Isaacs in Baltimore, MD for 44 years. He started as a clothing cutter and moved up into Management until his retirement in 1998. After retirement, they sold [...]
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