Jacob Paul Dean Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Jacob Paul Dean, 33, of Birmingham, Alabama, passed away on February 17, 2020. Jacob was born & raised in Birmingham. He attended Minor High School and the University of Alabama. Jacob loved reading, writing, listening to music, the outdoors, and hanging out with friends. He’s remembered for his creativity, quick witted, wry, and sometimes dark sense of humor, his intellect, his gentle, loving spirit, and his amazingly generous heart. As one friend stated, Jacob was a brilliant gentleman. For 14 years, Jacob fought a battle with addiction and mental illness with everything he had, but ultimately it took his life. Jacob was preceded in death by his father, Kevin Paul Dean; grandfathers, Paul Nelan Dean and William Sidney “Red” Smith; and great grandparents S.A., Tressie, and Edith Dean; Collier “Pete” and Leona Hayes; and William and Mabel Rohman. Jacob was also devastated by the losses of many friends to their own struggles and spoke often of his love for Cam, Tripp, Ryan, Adam, and others.Jacob leaves behind his parents, Kelly and Michael Farris; sister and brother-in-law Chelsea & Elliot Butay and their children Elijah and Junia; his grandparents Edna Sue Smith and Mary & Marion Roberts; his aunts and uncles Karen Applehans, Shelia Crauswell, Tressie Dean, Sherri Duff, Terri McDaniel, Sidney “Barry“ and Shirley Smith, Timothy Smith, and William “Larry” and Gloria “Jeannie” Smith; his girlfriend, Kelly Graham; and dozens of cousins, great aunts and uncles, and friends who were more like family.Jacob was a loving son, brother, uncle, grandson, nephew, cousin and friend to countless others. We are grateful for the time we had with him and the gift of his recent sobriety. The impact of his loss on all of us is immeasurable. Visitation will be Friday, February 21, 2020 from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. with the funeral service to follow at 4:00 p.m. at The New Gardendale Funeral Home.

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Jacob Paul Dean

January 15, 1987 - February 17, 2020