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Jeffrey Law
JEFFREY LAW
Iowa City
Jeffrey D. Law, 25, passed away at his home in Sacramento, Calif., on Aug. 10, 2015. Jeff was born in Iowa City, Iowa, on Feb. 14, 1990, the son of Edward and Julie Law. He was a 2008 graduate of Iowa City High School.
A memorial service to celebrate the life of Jeff will be held Wednesday, Aug. 19, at 6 p.m. at Parkview Church, 15 Foster Rd., Iowa City. The Rev. Steve Rachke will officiate. The family will greet friends Wednesday from 3 to 6 p.m. at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Jeffrey D. Law Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 167, Iowa City, IA 52244.
Jeff earned his bachelor of science degree in integrative physiology at the University of Northern Iowa in 2012 where he assisted the Panthers strength and conditioning staff in multiple sports. While at UNI, he trained in Olympic weight lifting under former Chinese Olympian Jianping Ma and traveled to Beijing to train with the Chinese national team.
He received his master's degree in exercise and sports sciences at Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas, in December 2013 and served as an intern with the olympic strength and conditioning department. In addition, Jeff taught undergraduate classes at Texas Tech in nutrition and exercise. Coordinating with his professor, he wrote health and fitness textbook chapters for McGraw Hill Publishing Company.
Following graduation, Jeff interned under University of Mississippi football strength and conditioning coach, Paul Jackson. In June 2014, Jeff joined the Sacramento State strength staff. With the Hornets, he worked primarily with the football team as well as directing men's and women's soccer and men's golf.
Jeff is survived by his parents, Ed and Julie; brothers, Tom of Apple Valley, Minn., Jacob of Iowa City and John of Golden, Colo.; his maternal grandfather, Lawrence Paulson (Sandy Wiskus) of Clear Lake; aunts, Janet (Gary) Kostka of Mason City and Barb Hagstrand (Jeff Mitchell) of Marshalltown; uncles, Bruce (Darlene) Law of Canton, Mich., and Roy (Cyndi) Law of Apple Valley, Minn.; and several cousins.
Jeff was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Roberta Paulson; and paternal grandparents, Roy and Kathryn Law.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.lensingfuneral.com.
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