07/19/05: Jacob Hobson, 27, Ames, IA

Shortly before 9 a.m., on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 Ames Police received an emergency call from a person who reportedly located a white male unconscious in College Creek between two parking lots on the Iowa State University campus. The area is known as campus town and is in the 100 block of Hayward Avenue.

The body of Jacob B. Hobson was recovered from the creek. Hobson, a senior from Eldora, was majoring in psychology and lived at 4606 Ontario St., #10, in Ames.

A preliminary autopsy showed Hobson died as a result of drowning and blunt force trauma to the head in the early morning hours of July 19. It is believed that Hobson accidentally fell from the creek bridge, hitting his head on the culvert below, and drowned in the culvert, which held a few inches of water. The cause of death was drowning and blunt force trauma to the head. Ames Police say there were no obvious signs of foul play at the scene and no reason to believe the body had been moved, and they believe the death was an accident.

About Jacob Hobson

Jacob Brian Hobson was born July 23, 1977 at Fort Dodge, Iowa. He came into the Brian and Wanda [Aldrich] Hobson home as a very special gift of adoption on February 28, 1978. He attended the Eldora – New Providence Community Schools graduating with the class of 1996, excelling in wrestling and football. He attained the rank of Eagle Scout with the Boy Scouts of America. He had worked for Steding Construction Eldora, helped his father with farming, worked at Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa, was currently a senior at Iowa State University majoring in Psychology.

Jacob B. Hobson is survived by his parents: Brian and Wanda Hobson of Eldora, Iowa; his brother: Joshua David Hobson of rural Webster City, Iowa; his girlfriend: Sara Sampson of Ames, Iowa; and his paternal grandfather: Carroll Hobson of Eldora. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents: Henry and Mary Aldrich; and his paternal grandmother: Catharine Hobson.

The funeral for Jacob Hobson was held at the United Methodist Church in Eldora.