Lloyd Jacobs retired as Indiana Adventist Book Center (ABC) manager on Aug. 31, 2005. Shortly thereafter, he and his wife Ingrid took a much-anticipated vacation to Bermuda to celebrate this milestone. On the return trip home, Lloyd stopped by the Review and Herald Publishing Association in Md. to visit a few friends and former colleagues. He slipped into worship on Mon., Sept. 18, and was surprised when he was summoned to the front to receive a plaque from the Review and Herald, in recognition for his faithful service to the publishing ministry.

As manager, Lloyd followed a family tradition. His father, Carl Jacobs, was manager of the Kentucky-Tennessee Book and Bible House the month Lloyd was born. His father retired with 27 of his 43 years of church employment in Book and Bible House and ABC management.

Lloyd has managed the Northern New England, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Indiana ABCs, with 38 and one-half years of continuous ABC management.

Lloyd's brother, Frank Jacobs, was also a manager for the Southern New England and Carolina ABCs. Lloyd's son, Bruce, was promoted to manager of the Georgia-Cumberland ABC in Dec. 2005. In all, the Jacobs family celebrate over 83 years of ABC management for three generations. Lloyd says, "Yes, we have our degrees in business, but we always recognized that ABC work is a very important ministry."

Diane Thurber, Lake Union Herald managing editor