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Chris Jacobson

Monte Sereno, California

1940 - 2023

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Chris JacobsonDecember 3, 1940 - April 3, 2023San Francisco Bay Area Landscape designer Chris Jacobson passed away on April 3 while vacationing in Rio de Janiero.Chris was born in 1940 in Sacramento, California, the son of Carl Walter Jacobson and Phebe Jean Osborne Jacobson. He was the great...

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I am so sad to hear that Chris has moved on. His wonderful laugh punctuated discussions of plantings, water features, steel, and concrete. I could always trust my friends, family, and clients would be amazed and pleased with Chris´s designs. I will miss him.

Chris helped initiate my path into landscape architecture by giving me my first job as a gardeners apprentice at the beautiful estate in the foothills of Monte Serino. I was studying architecture at the time and learned about the career and art of landscape architecture through Chris. It was the most enjoyable initiation into this field that anyone could ever ask for. I never looked back after those memorable years gardening alone and with Chris in such an idyllic setting. Beyond his...

Chris was an amazing man and always cared about his friends and his gardens! I will truly miss him.

May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.

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Chris was my dear friend for 65 years -through highs and lows, thick or thin, we always stayed in touch. I could always count on Chris to be there if I needed advice or a shoulder to lean on. Chris was one of the most interesting people I have ever met; a delightful combination of qualities as he was witty, charming, artistic and creative. He was endearing, compassionate, caring and generous on many levels in so many ways. I loved Chris and am so lucky he was in my life. My sympathy and...