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Jason Edward Obert

Jason Edward Obert

Male 1976 - 2005  (29 years)

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  • Name Jason Edward Obert  [1
    Born 17 Apr 1976  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Birth 17 Apr 1976  [3
    Name Jason E Obert  [3
    Name Jason E. Obert  [2
    Reference Number 11833 
    Residence 1994  Sheridan, Wyoming, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Age: 18 
    Died 21 Apr 2005  Iraq Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Age: 29
    Person ID I11833  kukkusfamilies

    Father Living 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Living 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F3731  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Living 
    Children 
     1. Living
    Family ID F3623  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 18 - 1994 - Sheridan, Wyoming, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Photo provided by Tannya Goodman
    obert jason grave
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    Date:2/7/2015 13:50:51

  • Notes 
    • from Fayetteville observer website:
      ARTICLE ABOUT JASON OBERT:
      http://www.fayobserver.com/news/local/article_1b6920de-8da6-5f3c-80db-66005b83da1e.html?mode=jqm

      Families recall 2 who died
      Megan McCloskey | Posted Apr 26, 2005

      The widow of an Army veteran from Colorado who was killed in a helicopter crash in Iraq said her husband would have wanted to die serving his country.

      “He would go out of his way to help other people, no matter what the expense was,” Jessica Obert said.

      Jason Obert, 29, of Fountain, Colo., was in Iraq working as a bodyguard for Moyock- based Blackwater Security Consulting, which the U.S. government hired to provide security in the most dangerous places in the world.

      Obert, two North Carolina residents and three other American security contractors were among the 11 civilians killed when the helicopter was shot down Thursday. Obert and his Blackwater colleagues were on their way to Saddam Hussein’s hometown for a diplomatic security detail.

      Blackwater said its dead included Obert; David Patterson, 27, of Havelock; Robert Jason Gore, 23, of Nevada, Iowa; Luke Adam Petrik, 24, of Conneaut, Ohio; Steve McGovern, 24, of Lexington, Ky.; Eric Smith, 31, of Waukesha, Wis.

      A seventh Blackwater guard, Curtis Hundley, 42, of Kernersville was killed near Ramadi by a roadside bomb on Thursday.

      U.S. and Iraqi forces have arrested 10 suspects in the helicopter downing, the military said Sunday. Iraqi civilians helped U.S. forces locate the first six suspects, who were captured early Saturday, the military said.

      Jessica Obert spoke with her husband just two hours before the crash.

      “Both of us just had a really bad feeling about it,” she said. “I asked him not to go, but he wasn’t the type of person to ever quit -- at anything.”

      He ended the conversation saying he would call her as soon as he could. Two hours later, insurgent missile fire took the helicopter down 12 miles north of Baghdad. All 11 aboard were killed.

      “It’s been hell,” Jessica Obert said about telling her two young sons that their dad is never coming home. “They’re so resilient, but they have a lot of questions and a lot of anger.”

      Jason Obert left behind 8-year-old Cameron and 6-year- old Tyler.

      Obert left the U.S. Army shortly before Sept. 11, 2001, leaving him longing to serve his country in Iraq like his close military friends were doing, his widow said.

      “It was something that he felt very strongly that he needed to do,” she said.

      Jason Obert had only been in Iraq for three weeks when he was killed.

      “He felt it was his duty to go and do his part,” Jessica Obert said. “He was so proud. Everything he did was about serving in the community. He was trying to protect and serve.”

      Gore was a soldier first and foremost, his grandfather Bill Shelby told The Tribune, in Ames, Iowa.

      “That is what he was, and he just loved it,” said Selby, of Nevada. “He was just a wonderful kid.”

      Gore enlisted in the Iowa National Guard in 2000 and was mobilized for the war in Iraq in February 2003. He returned to Iowa in May 2004, Hapgood said.

      Smith’s family issued a statement over the weekend remembering him as a patriot “who made the world a safer place through his service to his country.”

      Smith went to Iraq in February to work for Blackwater.

      “It was Eric’s deep sense of patriotism and his abiding Christian faith that led him to work in Iraq,” Smith’s family said in the statement released through Blackwater. “He wanted to go where good people needed help. He will be dearly missed.”

      “We can’t help but feel that the world is a less safe place without him.”

      Obituary:
      http://billingsgazette.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/jason-edward-obert/article_277e8125-17d5-56d0-91a2-8a4a70e43ea1.html

      Robert Goodman's step-grandson
      Russell Allen Goodman's step-son (raised him since he was just a little guy)

      Jason Edward Obert

      May 02, 2005 11:00 pm
      SHERIDAN, Wyo. - Jason Edward Obert, 29, of Fountain, Colo., died Thursday, April 21, 2005, when the helicopter he was riding in was shot down in Iraq.

      Jason was a loving father, an exceptional husband and a wonderful son. He showed such enthusiasm for everything he did in life and shared that with everyone he knew. His dedication to family, friends and country was unsurpassed. His love for people and his desire to help and serve his country were evident in the choices he made.

      Jason attended school in Sheridan and graduated from Sheridan High School in 1994. He attended Sheridan Community College for two years, receiving his associate's degree in Criminal Justice.

      He joined the U.S. Army and served as a Military Police Officer for five years. During that time, he was stationed in Korea, Hungary/Croatia, Bosnia and Fort Carson in Colorado Springs, Colo. Jason married Jessica Bruzee, Jan. 15, 2000, in Sheridan. Upon discharge from the Army, he went to work for the El Paso County Sheriff's Office in Colorado Springs. He was a Sheriff's Deputy nearly four years before signing on with Blackwater Security and going to Iraq.

      Jason loved baseball, motorcycles, four-wheelers, camping with family and friends, scuba diving, taking your money in Texas Hold-um, and most of all, the Denver Broncos. Jessica and the boys shared these passions with that same enthusiasm.

      Jason is survived by his wife, Jessica; and sons Cameron and Tyler, of Fountain; his mother, Lanna and Russell Goodman; brother Matt and sister Kristina; his father, Jerry and Jessie Obert; brothers Shane Wilson and Rusty Clark, all of Sheridan; his grandparents, Colleen and Noel Weichman of Wagner, S.D., and Edgar Langston of Harlowton; and his godparents, Linda and Frank Kreil of Wagner. There are numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and a multitude of beloved friends.

      Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, at the Sheridan College Golden Dome, with Pastor Nelson officiating. Burial will be in the Sheridan Municipal Cemetery, with military rites by the U.S. Army, the American Legion Post #7 and the El Paso County Sheriff's Office. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.

      Memorials in Jason's memory may be made to benefit his sons: The Jason Obert Memorial Fund, in care of Security Service Federal Credit Union, 7025 Mesa Ridge Parkway, Fountain, CO 80817.

  • Sources 
    1. [S247] Genealogical Information, provided by Tannya Goodman.

    2. [S368] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2015, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Newspaper: Sheridan Press, The; Publication Date: 26 4 2005; Publication Place: Sheridan, WY, US.
      Record for Jason E. Obert
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=web-obituary&h=7591996&indiv=try

    3. [S369] U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;).
      Record for Jason E Obert
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=USpublicrecords3&h=281838398&indiv=try