There were no classes at Roy H. Mann Junior High School in Mill Basin today — just tears. Students spent the day remembering 13 year-old Jack Yaacov, an eighth-grader at the school who took his own life yesterday. Children made pictures, a mural, wrote down their thoughts and told stories of their beloved friend. Described as an outgoing and happy kid, who was known around the neighborhood for riding his skateboard, Yaacov had faced difficulty in school, failing nearly all his classes. He had attended PS 312 and for a time went to a local Yeshiva until he transferred to Roy Mann.
Yaacov hanged himself by a belt at his family’s home.
Grief counselers were at the school today and a letter from the principal went home to students. A Facebook page in Yaacov’s memory has been set-up.
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I loved you JAck we were best bud’s at camp!
RIP love ya man,skate in heaven
today was such a hard day without seeing jacks face in our schools. if we could turn back the clocks and stop this we all would. just 2 weeks ago i hung out with him and friends
I didn’t know him but suicide is NEVER THE ANSWER. If you are thinking about it or know another person thinking about it, don’t hesitate, even if it seems awkward or you don’t know what to say. Call the suicide hotline, because no life is worth taking away, especially if it’s someone taking their own life.
this is so sad well me a jack went to the same school…….to bad i didnt no him like that but i use to see him skateboarding in the park behind the school.. WOW just yesterday he was ok everybody saw n everything .. well it’s good to remember the good the good things about him not the bad .
I graduated last year and although i didnt really know you all that well you were part of the Roy Mann family.when i found out i cried till i couldnt cry anymore so many people are so sad and miss you so much.You were so young we all wished you were still here R.I.P. skate in heaven
good luck in the next world.you were areal good guy in camp
closer than a brother man….ive been crying 7.5 hrs nonstop…never will your memory be forgotten, and although your in a better place, youll surely be missed , and will always be here in my heart
Rest in peace, Jack. Skate in heaven.
hay jack well idk you but hope yu have an amazing life in heaven yu dont deserve this..it wasnt the answer.. but yu made yur choice and im sure not everyone agreed. but have a good life:) everyone even i feel bad im so sorry for evryone who knew him…]= R.I.P JACK:D
iidont know jack but i attended roy h mann last year and people are telling me hOw he was a good boy and liked tew skate and made alot of jokes …smh icriied wen iherd about the lOst … GOd rest yaa sOull .!
R.I.P. jack…. yuh have soo much love ones yuh left behind….nd all of us will pray for ya soul to be at rest
JACK we miss you so much . i will always remember you!!!
R.i.p Jack ..We Miss yaa <33.
Even thou i don’t know that well i do remember the day you gave me good advice and i never really got to thank you.we miss you and love you jack!!
I didn’t know Jack that much but from i remember he was friendly with everyone. We will all miss him and never forget him.
jack, we love you so much and alwayse will!!! your funeral was so sad but i no ur happier now<3 i will alwayse love you <3 imhf
i remember wen u were here in fair lawn we all miss u R.I.P Jack
R.I.P. Jack even though I didn’t know u like tht, I knew u were the one who loved to ride skateboards. I wish u were still here.Sunrise 8/10/97 to Sunset 11/17/10. Life is to Short.
RIP Jack 8/10/97-11/17/10
I will never forget get happy face and your smile. Also when i saw you playing hand ball when school was over . You was always so happy you could of been named the happiest kid in the world. You always skated when school was out you was the skating kid.
We all love you and miss you see you soon buddy *8^ )*
Uqhh ! Jackk Whyy U had 2 Go ? Wee All Miss Yaa <33. R.i.p
i didnt know jack. but my friends marc and patrick did. He used to live in fair lawn. I offer my condolences to everyone he knew. i am so sorry he had to leave like that, and from everyone’s reaction, he will be missed. We miss u, from everyone at Warren Point, and everyone in Fair Lawn. R.I.P
Even though I didnt know him i feel really bad. He should R.I.P <3
R.I.P jack
a video i made in his memory
i will miss yu it will not be the same
Such a great loss – My thoughts and prayers are with the Yaacov family. I remember Jack well at Warren Point School where I was secretary to the Principal.
Life is about phases, and as we grow older we all learn nothing is ever as bad as it seems and it could always be a worse situation. Even at that moment when you feel like your the only person going through that specific problem life throws at you, there are a bunch of other people who are experiencing the same difficulties, and there are plenty who have already experienced them as well. I guess as a young teenager you might not understand that life gets better… Whether it be boy or girl problems, school problems, stereotypical problems,bullying, etc. Boyfriends and girlfriends come and go, some friends change, cliques break a part, grades go up and down. These are temporary problems, you can ask for help and more times than none there will always be someone there to lend that helping hand. You would be surprised to see that help is where you least expect it. You can talk to family members, teachers, friends,authority figures, religious authorities, a stranger if you want. There are even hot lines that you can call for multiple problems, home work, drug abuse, domestic violence, suicide and so fourth…. I know that sometimes people try to be good friends by keeping secrets safe, but if the secret is something that could harm or hurt someone then you need to open your mouth and tell someone. Sometimes being a good friend means you have to tell the secret , and although that person might be upset with you at the moment, they may thank you later. rip little soul i hope to meet you when my day has come.
R.I.p jack ily lil bro u are n alwaysz will be my lil brother I remember the times we used to skate board n the times I wasz mad n u used to make me smile u were a gift from god n every1 knos dat I’m glad u made it into my life even tho u left it so early. R.I.p lil brother ily … See u in the end
It feels like there’s something missing in the world. I can’t believe Jack’s gone.
Gone but not forgotten.
Jack, u were the most amazing friend i could ever had, always had a smile onn ur face. I cant believe ur not with us anymore, ull alway be in my heart. rip my love we shall meet again<3
he really was a amazing friend i miss seeing his smile and hearing his jokes and laughter !!!!!!!!! :’(
Im just hearing of this todayy….. i feel very bad to all those who knoew him. idk whyy hhe would do something like this. if thats wat he wanted then now he has it……
dear jack… why did u make this kind of choice,
yes its ur choice and now ur in heaven…..
idk you but it seems like u had so many friends and so many ppl u dont know care about wat happened….
i dont even know u and im crying right now.
r.i.p forever <3
and eventually ill see u up there
i keep thinking bout u cant stop . Love u jack .
oh my god. i actually just graduated from roy mann and nothing like that ever happened while i went there.he must have been pretty depresed and had no one to talk to. i just hope that doesn’t happen to anyone else and they can have a friend to talk to.hey you can always talk to mr.anokye. he’s pretty cool to talk to. -my condolances, mikael silva
love is deeper than the sharpest pain,love will give never gain,love will show in the anxcious hours,in your last breath your final hours,love is there when you only hate,while others love you and your life has no fate,love is all one can do when life tries to kill you,and you can’t follow through,when your about to take your life and you just wan’t to cry,who will you call with your last goodbye’s,love is twofold,you need one and the other,like a newly birthed child in the arms of its mother -this poem is written for jack and his family-may God be with you in your time of hurt
great kid beloved by all may he rest in peace. Great job gollubs
Take heart Parents, families, and friends of Jack Yaacov. Like the saying goes if God closes a door he opens a window. Do not let this issue at hand despair your souls. I believe that he is with God in heaven. RIP Jack.
It is a fact that in life we encounter problems that never erase from our memories. Like a shadow it never departs from an individual. Like my sister already stated,”When God closes a door he surely opens a window.” I believe he is with God. R.I.P Jack.
u will be missed with the thinkgs you did the happiness you brought people. The talent you had with skateboard were all decitated to you. Even thouqh ur not here right now to accept ahnd feel this love , u fel 3x times the love ihn the safe place your are may god always be with u man .
—-You’ll always be remeberd
although you are no longer here, you will always be in our hearts
rest in peace jack :’(
i will misss u rip