Port St Lucie, Florida
Jacques Burrell
1921 — 2023
Jacques Irving Burrell died in Port Saint Lucie, Florida, on Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at Harbor Place Assisted Living. He was born on January 21, 1921, in Akron, the son of Edward and Victoria (Kihm) Burrell. He attended St. Paul Catholic grade school and graduated from Garfield High School. He then attended Akron University, where he earned a degree in Horticulture and Botany and was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Jacques was a veteran, having served in the US Navy as Radioman First Class. He often said those were the best years of his life. After his service he helped his father run Burrell's restaurant on State Road in Cuyahoga Falls. Jacques worked for Good Year of Akron from...