Over Memorial Day weekend, tragedy struck the Xavier High School and St. Ambrose communities. Seventeen-year-old Jacob Hackle was critically injured in a car accident and airlifted to Milwaukee. As word spread, prayers flooded in from friends, teachers, classmates, and even complete strangers.
Grand Chute Baseball asked for a miracle. St. Ambrose Academy asked for instant intercession and prayed that a pious woman called Adele Bryce would help bring Jacob back.
On the evening of May 27, 2025, Jacob’s mother Gina broke the news that broke hearts all throughout Wisconsin: There was nothing that Jacob truly loved more than Jesus. He is currently sleeping in His arms after passing away peacefully at 10:40 p.m.
Mass and the reading of the rosary were attended by about 700 persons at the St. Pius X Catholic Church in Appleton. They came to pray, mourn, and lament for the Hackle family. When one element fails, we are all harmed.Jacob is survived by his loving parents, Gina and Scott, and his siblings Aiden, Grace, Luke, El Rose, and Clare. They ask for your continued prayers, love, and privacy as they navigate this deep loss.
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