Born in Accra, Ghana on July 18, 1958, Jacob passed away peacefully on Thursday September 16, 2021 in Vancouver, BC, Canada at the age of 63. He would be sadly missed by his siblings- Abraham Isaac, Priscilla and Angelina, brother-in-law Erasmus, sister-in-law Vivian, uncle, aunties, cousins, nephews, nieces, school mates, and friends in Ghana, Gambia, UK, USA, and Vancouver.

Jacob spent most of his working life (over 20 years) at the Zoology Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada as a successful Research Associate. Before moving to Canada, Jacob did a postdoctoral study at the Faculty of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, State University of New York, Stony Brook, USA. He obtained his PhD at the National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London, UK and his first degree at KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.

His research interests were in biochemistry, tropical diseases, virology, and epigenetics. His research findings were published in high impact peer reviewed international journals like Cell and Nature. A funeral service would be held on Thursday, October 7, 2021, at 1:30 (pst) at Kearney Funeral Chapel, 4715 Hastings Street, Burnaby, BC. V5C 2K8. Interment to follow at Pacific Heritage Cemetery, 4305 Halifax Street, Burnaby BC V5C 3X4 immediately after the funeral service. Pastor Layton Chmelyk would be officiating.
All covid-19 protocols would be observed.

Live Streaming of Jacobs Service can be viewed here https://www.legacystreaming.com/kearney/