Jeffrey Mark "Jeff" Vrabel Sr.

I have known Jeff for more than a handful of years. We became acquainted attending football officiating rules meetings. He was always pleasant and quick with a smile. Our encounters advanced to the point where I also officiated a few games with Jeff. It's hard to hide who you really are as a person in the heat of a contest and Jeff was always unassuming, fair, firm and confident. I know that he enjoyed his work and talking about this family and Youngstown roots. Our last encounter was just...