JESSE A. "JACK" REESE

I had occasion to meet Jesse (Jack) at the 2019 reunion of the 96th Bomb Group Association in St. Louis. I was attending this reunion to honor a friend, Glenn Harrison. I was especially pleased to meet Jack and his son because I learned that we shared a mutual friend in Cliff Schrader, a former chemistry teacher at Dover High School. ( I am a retired chemistry teacher in St. Louis who knew Cliff in professional circles.). I throughly enjoyed my informal conversation with Jack and his son...

So proud of Jack as a war veteran, teacher, and business owner. He encouraged me to join the American Legion and get involved. I only new of him initially as a member of St Joseph Church where it was so uplifting to see him and Connie at Sunday Mass. Jack was a patriotic example to people of all ages. Even in his later years as commander of the Dover American Legion we all learned from his wise counsel. It was a privilege in November 2020 to drive him to the recruiting stations in Canton and...

Mr Reese was my science teacher at Mineral City and a dedicated teacher. As I recall my dad’s Dachshound came from a litter Mr Reese had raised. Fond memories...

I was saddedned to hear about Jesse. I remember him from when I was in grade school at Park School in Dover in the 1960s and he was a teacher. Through the years, I would run into him often and he was such a good man, a proud and patriotic person and someone I always had a deep admiration for. My thoughts go out to John and Gary during this difficult time.