Jeffrey W. Pascoe; Company Vice President

Jeffrey W. Pascoe, vice president of sales for Gruber Systems of Valencia, has died at a Newhall hospital. He was 56.

A longtime Canyon Country resident, Pascoe died Thursday of cancer, according to a family friend, Denise Skinner.

Born in Seattle, Pascoe graduated from Seattle Preparatory School and the University of Washington, and served as a chaplain’s assistant with the U. S. Army from 1958 to 1960. He worked as the Southern California district manager for American Oil, a division of Standard Oil of Indiana. In August, 1972, Pascoe was hired by Gruber Systems, where he worked until earlier this year.

Pascoe is survived by his wife of 25 years, Nancy Pascoe; his daughters, Stephanie Holguin of Canyon Country and Andre Sullivan of Kittitas, Wash.; a stepson, Mark Thompson of Canyon Country, and two grandchildren.

A memorial service is planned for 6:45 p.m. Thursday at St. Clare’s Catholic Church, 19606 Calla Way, Canyon Country. Donations can be made to the Jeffrey Pascoe Memorial Fund, in care of the Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Health Foundation, 23845 W. McBean Parkway, Valencia 91355.