Beth Wynn Jacobson My Mom, Beth Wynn Jacobson, was born on December 10, 1958 to David Bartee Jacobson and Nancy Thompson. She had one older sister named Blythe, who was also her “Irish twin.” Beth was the second child, and was followed by Joanna, Jill, Dathan, Danna, and Dayne. She was a smart and quick worker. She graduated from high school 6 months early in California. She had a calico-colored quarter horse named Calico and loved to ride her in the rodeos doing pole bending and barrel racing. She once competed against her sister, Jill. Both of them rode Calico and tied for first place. As the contest was a draw they raced again, Calico running her 3rd and 4th race, but they tied again. They competed a 3rd time (Calico’s 5th and 6th races), but they tied again! They stopped there and just called it a draw. She kept Calico until Calico was put to sleep as she was, I believe, 35 years or so old at that point. Beth held Calico in her arms and wept as she was put to sleep, as