Andrew Duane Jacobs

Andrew Duane Jacobs, was born on December 3, 1974, in Provo, Utah, and passed away on
August 19, 2025, at the age of 50. He is survived by his devoted wife and best friend, Camie
Casper Jacobs; his children Sydney Drew Patten (Braden), Mya Shea Barney (Ashton),
Cameron Hunter Jacobs, and Ty Casper Jacobs; and his cherished grandchildren, Oliver Craig
Patten, Baby Boy Patten, and Baby Barney. Andy is also lovingly remembered by his parents,
Viola Jean and David Duane Jacobs; his siblings Scott Jacobs (Amy), Diane Stanley (Richard),
Kaye Lynn Wright (Jamie), Daniel Jacobs (Theresa), and David Jacobs (Susan); along with a
large extended family of nieces, nephews, and dear relatives. Andy was surrounded by family
and friends who loved him deeply.
Andy can be best described using the words Husband, Father, Papa, Coach, and Friend.
Husband - Camie is, was, and forever will be Andy's very best friend. She was the most
important person in his life. They met through the Orem track team when they were 12 years old
and continued that friendship until today. They were sealed together on July 19, 1996 in the Salt
Lake City Temple. They have created the most beautiful life together and were able to spend an
incredible 29 years together. They were perfectly made for each other.
Father - Sydney, Mya, Cameron, and Ty were the pride of Andy's life. He has been their biggest
supporter, cheerleader, and best friend. From track meets to soccer games, choir concerts to
gymnastics events, primary talks to seminary graduations - he was always there for them. He
was so proud of his kids in everything that they did. He was always there to give them a hug or
a shoulder to cry on. His kids were his greatest achievement.
Papa - Andy was the best papa in the whole world. Ollie was his very best little friend. Nothing
brought him greater joy than being able to spend time with him. He also has two grandbabies on
the way that he was incredibly excited to welcome in the coming months. Now we know that he
is taking the very best care of them before they get here to Earth. Not only did he have his own
grandkids, but he was also lucky enough to have 5 wonderful grandneighbors (Grace, Nela,
Evie, Gabe, and Theo) that he loved so much.
Coach - Running has been a huge part of Andy's life. His love for running started when he was
8 years old when he won his age group at the Ronald McDonald 5k. He has been hooked ever
since. He ran for the Orem city track club (where he met Camie) growing up and then competed
for Orem High School's cross country and track teams for all 4 years. After high school he
attended Utah Valley State College and competed on their very first men's cross country team.
He started coaching in the fall of 2004 at Orem High School and has been there ever since. It
really was his home away from home. His athletes meant so much to him and he truly became a
father figure to so many. He cared so deeply not only about his athletes athletic performance,
but about their ability to grow and improve as human beings. He encouraged everyone to be the
best version of themselves that they could be and supported them with all that he had. His
influence has touched thousands of lives and he will forever be remembered as one of the
greatest coaches of all time.
Friend - If you have met Andy, you know how good of a friend he was. He was a friend to all, it
didn't matter who you were or where you came from. He loved so deeply and was always willing
to give a helping hand to anyone that needed it. His doors were always open. Even on your
worst days, Andy could bring a smile to your face with loud singing, inappropriate jokes, funny
dance moves, or just with his own genuine shiny bright smile.
We cannot talk about Andy without talking about his deep love for his Savior Jesus Christ.
Something that he taught his kids from a very young age is that life is just better with Jesus. And
it is so true. Life can be so hard, but with the gospel of Jesus Christ life becomes easier. Heavy
things become lighter. He was a constant example of having faith, hope, and love. Andy served
a mission in Baton Rouge, Louisiana where he was able to teach people about our Savior and
his restored Gospel. After returning home from his mission, he never stopped teaching. He was
continually finding ways to talk about Jesus or the Gospel in everyday conversations. He had a
strong testimony that families can be together forever and we believe that is true without a
doubt. We look forward to the day that we will get to embrace him once again.
We invite everyone to love like Andy.
The viewing will be held on Sunday, August 24th from 6-8pm at the Walker Sanderson Funeral
Home (646 E 800 N Orem, UT) and again on Saturday August 30th from 9:30-10:30am at the
Orem East Stake Center (810 E 600 N Orem, UT).
Funeral services will be held on Saturday August 30th at 11am at the Orem East Stake Center (810 East
600 North Orem, UT) where Andy's life will be honored and his memory celebrated.
To view the services online for Andy please click here. https://www.youtube.com/live/0xCzjZxW4ws?feature=shared