BORSON,-Jacob Gregory of Needham, at age 17, on Thursday, February 10, 2011. Beloved son of Gena(Metsopulos) and Bill and dear twin brother of Zack Borson.
Services will be held at Temple Beth Shalom, 670 Highland Ave, Needham on Sunday February 13, 2011 at 12:30 pm. Following interment at Baker St. West Roxbury, the Borson family will be receiving visitors as they begin their shiva period back at Temple Beth Shalom through 9:00 pm Sunday. They will continue their shiva period at their home at 153 Elmwood Road in Needham from 3:00 -5:00 pm and 7:00-9:00 pm Monday Feb 14 thru Thursday Feb 17. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Red Sox Foundation for The Dimock Center in Roxbury, where Jake volunteered to help those in Need.
The address for The Red Sox Foundation is
4 Yawkey Way, Boston ,MA 02215 or donations can be made online at
http://www.redsoxfoundation.org/donate
A talented, compassionate and engaging young man, Jake was a member of the Needham High baseball team and an avid snowboarder. He loved music, played guitar and piano, and participated in the Plugged-In music program. He generously donated many hours of community service throughout his short life, including volunteering at Dimock, helping at-risk and low-income youngsters and wounded veterans through the Red Sox Foundation, raising funds for surviving families of 9/11, and most recently working with the disabled at the Charles River ARC.
Jacob is remembered with deep and abiding love by his grandparents, Rosalie Metsopulos and Fred Borson and his wife Janet and his uncles and aunts Bob and Beth Borson, Rick and Carol Borson, Suzy and Jeff Yucht, Sue Stahl and Frank Metsopulos and 12 cherished cousins, as well as the Needham community and many friends across the country.