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BORN
1938
DIED
2020
JACK FORREST Obituary
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Vicki Bench
June 26, 2024
Opps didn't realize this was a Memorial a year after Jack had went home but I still mean the message I sent. Just shake your head and tell yourself Vicki hasn't changed much. Love Vicki
Vicki Bench
June 26, 2024
So sorry to hear the loss of your father. You were and are a good friend. May your family be blessed with comfort from Heavenly Father during this time of sadness. Love Vicki Bench
Lyle Cook
July 12, 2020
Maybe no one will ever read this, but I would like to pay my respect to someone that I considered a friend and awesome man. I got the privilege to know Jack through horse racing as a jockey. One horse in particular that Jack and I have fond memories of was Paint Me Cash. When he was a 2 year old we qualified him for a Futurity in Pocatello. On the day the finals were scheduled to run the track was in bad shape from prior day storms. I rode a very good older horse named Argulite earlier on the card who fell while pulling up on the backside. I separated my shoulder and it hurt like hell. However, I refused medical help because I was damn determined to ride Paint Me Cash in the Futurity Finals later that day. A few races later Jack and Randy Bowman (the trainer) came in the jock room to check on my condition. I told them I was fine and I was going to ride Cash. They informed me that they were not going to run him with those track conditions. Truth be told I was relieved because my shoulder was killing me. I left immediately to go to the hospital. I had a severe separation, but I would have stayed and rode him and won had they decided to stay in the race.
Paint Me Cash took me to the winners circle many times including a track record at Blackfoot under Jim Hansons training. That track record is one of only a few that I was involved in that still stand.
My last race I ever rode as a jockey was on Paint Me Cash. Again, he came through for me and won an 870 yard race in Pocatello.
Through all of those wins I will never forget how appreciative and excited Jack was. I always loved how animated he would get and how thankful he was for me riding his horse.
Mostly I will remember Jack for his big smile and big friendly personality.
Jack, you will be missed! Thank you so much for allowing me to be a small part of your life.
Karen Swallow
July 3, 2020
Fun, fun family! Many memories of watching the boys playing baseball. You were blessed with good parents, thinking of you Randy, Greg, and Johnnie. The Swallow family loves you.
Paula A Jensen
July 2, 2020
Jack was a dear friend and one of a kind! He was sharp as a tack, had a wicked sense of humor and I was always amazed at the jokes he remembered! Have many great memories of being around Jack and Mary at the races and socializing thru the years...will miss you Jack!
Vicki Bench
July 2, 2020
So sorry, Gregg, to read about the loss of your father. I think of you often and hope life has been good to you. May God bless you and yours during this sad time. Love Vicki Bench
Carole Helgerson
July 2, 2020
A good friend for over 50 years. Always a joke and a laugh. Our thoughts and prayers to his family. Carole and Phil Helgerson
TIM W. ERIKSEN
July 2, 2020
I KNEW JACK AS A CHILDHOOD FRIEND AND CLASSMATE. I LIKED HIM! SINCEREST CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY. TIM
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