On January 29th Jessup hosted the Inaugural Victor Dew Family 5K to support Veterans. With over 150 participants, sponsors and Good Day Sacramento we partnered together to bring the endowment to over $16,000. With this effort and an upcoming 5K this Fall the endowment is expected to begin producing scholarships to make Christ-centered higher education more affordable to our veteran and Gold Star Family students. Thank you to our sponsors that made this day possible:

John and Lois Herrington

The Essential Link

Brian Perry - Coldwell Banker

CenterPoint Engineering

SunWorks

Gemini Duplication

The Honor Group

The Eternity Challenge

Elite Athletics

Raley's and BelAir

A Carlisle Printers

Axios Design

Keigh Cox Design

KNCI & SUNWorks

Look into Solar and help VETS and Gold Star families. 

Thank you to all the brave men and women who serve and protect us each and every day. May God bless our troops and Gold Star Families as we take this day to honor our veterans. 

Born, June 8, 1990, in Hayward, CA, Victor grew up with the dream of becoming a Marine, which was reinforced after the attacks on 9/11, at the age of 11.   After moving to Granite Bay in 2002, Victor became involved with the JET program of Roseville, graduated Olympus Jr. High School 2004 and Granite Bay High School 2008. 

Starting at the age of 6 in Hapkido Martial Arts, Victor continued his passion of the arts by earning his Black Belt in Zen Bodukai Aiki Ju-jitsi before graduating high school.  He played football for the Granite Bay Grizzlies for 2 years and worked at 2 local major retail stores for 3 years before entering the US Marine Corps in  the fall of 2009 as a 2nd Degree Black Belt.

Victor’s love for his family, massive hugs, sense of humor, contagious laughter, willingness to take the time to listen to his friends or help in any way possible,  and his ability to maintain strength and calmness are traits that describe him.

Turning down an offer of Presidential Honor Guard, Victor held to his convictions of keeping America's shores safe, and became an Anti-Tank Missile man, responsible for the M220E4  TOW Weapon System and  M98A1 Javelin Weapons System. During his first deployment, Victor and 3 brother Marines were killed instantly when their MATV was struck by an IED during “Operation Enduring Freedom” in the Sangin Valley of Afghanistan. 

Posthumously promoted to Lance Corporal, October 13, 2010, Victor Dew became the first graduate of Granite Bay High School to be Killed in Action in service to this great nation. 

We are 30% towards our goal! We want thank one of our generous donors, Hannah Pence for her generosity and service to the Veterans Endowment Committee. Thank you Hannah!

Keep November 14th free in anticipation for our upcoming Combat Color Run on the WJU campus