In loving memory and tribute to
Jacob Cole Schneider
October 20, 2001 - April 1, 2019
The Jacob Cole Schneider Family Foundation was formed to support community and student activities by contributing to the improvement of public facilities and organizations. The Foundation will support activities that promote education, sports, recreation and social connectedness.
Apply for a Jacob Cole Schneider Memorial Scholarship
Providing opportunity
Our intent is to provide scholarships for High School graduates so they may get additional training after High School. Scholarship funds can be used for expenses for community and junior colleges, technical training programs (such as welding, culinary programs, cosmetology, certified nursing assistant, etc), and Universities and Colleges. The foundation awarded 63 scholarships in 2020, 87 scholarships in 2021, 103 in 2022, and 129 in 2023. Applications are now open for 2024.
Who is eligible
To be eligible, the applicant must graduate or have graduated from Dixon, Maine Prairie, Davis, or DaVinci High Schools, or have attended St. James elementary school. Scholarships are also available for students currently attending technical training, College or University. The Jacob Cole Schneider Family Foundation intends to award 30 to 50 scholarships each year ranging from $1,000 to $3,000 each.
How to apply
The online application can be downloaded at the link below. Applications are also available at the Dixon High School Counseling Office and the Davis High School Career Center or by email request. If you would like additional information about the scholarship or would like to request an email copy of the application, please email us here.
The Foundation was set up to do good deeds to honor Jake’s life. This poem is fitting for our journey as a Family.
Miss Me But Let Me Go
When I come to the end of the road and the sun has set for me,
I want no rites in a gloom filled room, why cry for a soul set free.
Miss me a little but not for long and not with your head bowed low.
Remember the love that we once shared.
Miss me but let me go.
For this is a journey we all must take and each must go alone.
It’s all part of the Master’s plan, a step on the road home.
When you are lonely and sick of heart, go the to friends we know.
And bury your sorrows in doing good deeds.
Miss me but let me go.
Annual Wreath Memorial,
Sacramento Valley National Cemetery
Ohia Tree, Hilo Hawaii
Memorial Bench, Custer, Montana
Plaque at Fishing Dock, Elgin, Iowa
Fishing Dock, Elgin, Iowa
Bench at Stebbins Cold Canyon Nature Preserve near Berryessa.
Memorial Plaque, Dixon, California
Memorial Plaque, Dixon, California
Jake’s Memory Garden, Dixon, California
Memorial Bench, Davis, California
Plaque at Davis Memorial Bench, Davis California
Jake’s Memory Garden, Dixon, California
Seasons of Life Mural
Dixon High School
“Some people come into our lives, leave footprints on our hearts and we are never the same.”
Contact the Foundation
If you have questions about applying or would like to share a memory of Jake, please complete the form below.