Honoree: Jerry D. Jobe


Jerry D. Jobe
Dates: Died September 11, 2010
Hometown: Liberal, KS
Branch of Service: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Rank: Special Agent
Player: Kolby Shackelford

On the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack a 200-foot fireball rose above the Pentagon, engulfing the surrounding area with smoke. Special Agent Jerry Jobe arrived at the Pentagon shortly after impact and assisted with searches for survivors. Jobe worked in and around the Pentagon site with minimal respiratory protection, despite the presence of burning aviation fuel and smoldering debris.

Special Agent Jobe had served with the FBI for 11 years. Prior to that, he served 10 years with the El Paso County Sheriff's Department in Colorado.

Special Agent Jobe was diagnosed with an advanced form of colon cancer in 2006. He battled cancer and persevered for more than three years until he succumbed to the disease on September 11, 2010.

Extensive research by the Centers for Disease Control and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health established sufficient evidence that Jobe’s exposure either precipitated or accelerated his development of colon cancer.

He is survived by wife, Carmen and sons, Jackson and Carson. Jobe was 44.