In Memory of Paul Help Victoria with Medical Bills

Hello, my name is Rob Waller and I've known Paul Lacques and Victoria Jacobs for over 25 years. Along with Paul Marshall, we all worked together in the band I See Hawks in L.A.

Paul Lacques was diagnosed with Stage 3C colon cancer near the end of 2016. Paul made the difficult decision to keep his diagnosis as private as possible. In early 2017, Paul had surgery and began chemotherapy. The surgery was harrowing and the chemo was rough but the treatments worked and after about a year Paul was declared cancer-free.

For the next year or so life largely returned to normal for Paul and Victoria. They continued their busy musical lives with the Hawks, Earthworm Ensemble, and several other bands and music projects in Los Angeles. They enjoyed time together and with their families, including Paul's eight younger brothers and sisters, nieces, and nephews.

Unfortunately, in 2019 the cancer returned. The tumor was in a different location and determined to be inoperable. Paul, never one to back away from a fight, began to vigorously treat the now Stage 4 cancer with immunotherapy followed by more chemo, all while maintaining his music career and often playing gigs or recording very shortly after receiving treatment.

That chemo continued until late in 2023. Despite the challenges of cancer treatment, Paul continued writing, recording, performing, and producing music at an astonishing clip. However, this past December, his condition began to take a turn for the worse. The chemo had taken its toll on several other systems in his body and mobility became an issue.

In early 2024, Paul checked into the hospital with an infection. Initial reports from the doctors predicted a short hospital stay followed by a return to cancer treatment but unfortunately his condition continued to worsen. He ended up spending two weeks in the hospital including several days in the ICU. Sadly, Paul passed away in the early morning of January 17th, 2024.

As you can imagine, even with health insurance, costs and consequences of this kind of health crisis can be overwhelming. If you're able, we'd appreciate anything you can contribute to help Victoria cover these costs as she begins to navigate life without her beloved husband, Paul.

No amount is too small, and no gesture unappreciated. Thanks so much for your time.