Jeffrey Scott Saas

Jeffrey “Jeff” Scott Saas, age 44, of Sevierville passed away at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville on Thursday, September 23, 2010 after a valiant battle. Jeff was born January 4, 1966 in Trenton, New Jersey and Tennessee became his home at the age of four. He was a 1984 graduate of Sevier County High School where he was active with the school newspaper, especially for his cartoons. He worked at Hurd Lock in Greenville, TN upon graduation. He moved back to Sevierville and worked at several local restaurants and Smoky Mountain Vending Company. He was also employed at Sevierville Burger King. Jeff lived what he learned as a cub scout. He was a patriot and was a supporter of our veterans. Most people knew Jeff as a bike commuter, which he had been for 25 years. He loved cycling and took his last ride on June 17th. He was blessed with the talents of drawing and calligraphy. He was an avid record collector and a huge Beatles fan. Jeff’s favorite charity was the Santa Fund and every year he would write an editorial in the Mountain Press encouraging others in the community to open their hearts to the children. He had a great sense of humor and kids just loved their “Uncle Jeff”. He was a man who loved his family, his friends and his country. He is preceded in death by his maternal grandparents Stanley and Marian Kaczorek of Trenton, NJ; and his paternal grandparents Benjamin “Frank” Franklin and Clelia Violet Saas of New Castle, PA. He is survived by his beloved parents Richard L. “Rick” and Josephine “Joan” Saas of Sevierville; his elder brother Richard T. Saas of Knoxville; his younger sister and roommate Michele A.C. Saas of Sevierville; his nephews Michael Dillon Saas and Jacob Ethan Saas; many aunts, uncles and cousins; special friends Dave and Jennifer Clinton, Bill and Sheila Barton, Eddie, Stacey and Anniston Helton, Kevin and Samantha Caldwell, Gwendolyn and Darryl Bond and Terri Barri. Please make memorial donations in Jeff’s memory to the Santa Fund, c/o The Mountain Press, P.O. Box 4810, Sevierville, TN 37864. Funeral service 11 AM Tuesday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Father Reagan Shriver officiating. Interment will follow in Atchley’s Seymour Memory Gardens. Honorary pallbearers will be the Sevierville Police Department and the Sevier County Volunteer Fire Department. The family will receive friends 6-8 PM Monday with at Rosary service at 7:45 PM at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)