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Jacques Duane Mumma -- Melbourne
Jacques Duane Mumma, 73, passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2016.
A memorial service will be held at 4 pm on Friday, August 26, 2016 at Suntree United Methodist Church, 7400 North Wickham, Melbourne, FL.
Arrangements by Ammen Family Cremation and Funeral Care, Melbourne, 321-724-2222.
Published in FLORIDA TODAY on Aug. 24, 2016 -
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Posted on Tuesday, 23rd August 2016 | Palm Bay
We are saddened to announce the passing of Jacques Duane Mumma on August 16, 2016 from a heart attack and complications due to complex gastric surgery. He was 73 years old. Born on June 16, 1943, to parents Howard and Thelma Mumma of Lancaster, PA, Jack attended J.P. McCaskey High School (class of 1961). He then went on to receive his Bachelor’s Degree from Franklin & Marshall College (class of 1965), and his Master’s Degree from Penn State University (class of 1967). In 1972, Jackâ??along with his lifelong best friend, Bruce Brinser, won a National Scrabble Tournament in Princeton, NJ, besting 17 other two-person teams. He spent his entire 34 year professional career in Mansfield, PA, where he taught classes and served as a member of the Mathematics Department at Mansfield University. He also was a fixture at the informal dinner club, comprised largely of professors' families, known as "The Mayans". In 2001, he retired to Melbourne, FL, where he continued to enjoy his leisure pasttimes of tennis, gardening, and reading. Jack is survived by his wife of 49 years, Stephanie Lou (Nee Miller) Mumma of Melbourne, FL; his son, Duane Jackson Mumma of Drexel Hill, PA; a brother, Neil Mumma of Coplay, PA; as well as one niece, one nephew, and four grand-nieces.
[Jacques Duane Mumma – June 16, 1943 – August 16, 2016]