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Niagara Gazette - 4/4/1957

Jacob V. Skimin, 66, of 703
Niagara St.. died yesterday (April
4. 1957) at Mt. St. Mary's Hosjpital
after a three-month illness.
He was a well-known engineer
here and was active in veterans and
civic affairs.
Born in 1891 at North Pelham.
Ont., he was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. William Skimin. Moving with
his family to the city in 1900. he
attended Fifth Street School and
Niagara Falls High School.
In 1933. he began employment
with the city as a pump man at
the Filter Plant. From 1939 to
1945, Mr. Skimin was supervisor
of construction in the Engineering
Department. In late 1946. he was
appointed director of Air Pollution
Control Department, holding this
position until 1949. He was the
city's first APC director.
In that year, Mr. Skimin became
clerk of the works for the
Board of Education.
From 1950 to 1954. he was
school engineer responsible for the
planning and design of school
projects. After April 1954, he
was employed by Cannon, Thiele,
Betz & Cannon, architects as a
construction supervisor.
He held this position until November
1956 when he was employed
by Jacob Fruchtbaum of Buffalo,
consulting engineers, as clerk
of the works.
Active in city activities, he became
a member of the Alvas semipro
baseball team in 1910 staying
with it for two years. Mr. Skimin
was a World War I naval veteran.
In 1925, he was the commander
of John J." Welch, Post 381, of the
American Legion, was instrumental
in bringing to the city in 1926 the
first New York State Department
convention of the Legion. .
From 1938 to 1947. he was a
member of the general committee
of the International Magna Carta
celebration. In 1945, he was
named commander of Disabled
American Veterans, Chapter No.
12, and was a member up to the
time of his death.
He became Niagara County commander
of the American Legion in
1947.
Mr. Skimin was one of the
founders of Civil Defense here in
1947. He was a member of Armed
Forces Day committees unti
1951.
He had been a charter member
of Welsh Post, No. 381. since
1920. The former engineer was
chairman of the entertainment
and welcoming committee for
Mayor Fiorella LaGuardia of
New York City when the official
visited the city in June 1938.
He is survived by his wife,
Mary A.; a son, Robert, of Lewiston;
one brother, George, Grosse
Point, Mich.; and four sisters, Mrs.
Mary Landers, Mrs. Gertrude
Monan and Mrs. Estelle Monon,
all of Buffalo and Mrs. George
Allen, Mt. Vernon, N.Y. Also one
grandchild. ,
Funeral services will be 9 a.m.
Saturday at the Spallino Funeral
Home. 1300 Pine Ave., followed
by a Requiem High Mass at Our
Lady of Lebanon Church at 9:30
a.m.
Burial will be in Gate of Heaven
cemetery.

Jacob married ADDISON, Mary Clair in 1925. Mary (daughter of ADDISON, W R) was born about 1897 in Pittston, NY; died on 4 May 1958 in Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married WERT, Carol Wentworth [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]