Pro Staff CEO Dead at 51
Friday, October 26, 2007 - 11:37 AM CDT
Jeffrey Dobbs, founder and CEO of Pro Staff, died Wednesday. He was
51.
Dobbs founded Minneapolis-based Pro Staff in 1982. The company offers
staffing, talent management, and executive search services and has
more than 90 offices nationwide. This past summer it launched Hunter
Hamilton Professional Resources, a division specializing in finding
interim senior-level finance and accounting workers.
He was also a board member of the Spring Point Project, a nonprofit
pursuing a treatment for diabetes.
A funeral service is scheduled for 3 p.m. Monday at Calvary Lutheran
Church in Golden Valley. The visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday at Gearty-Delmore Plymouth Chapel and at the church 1 hour
before the service, according to an obituary in the Star Tribune.
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Jeffrey P. Dobbs
Dobbs, Jeffrey P. age 51. Funeral service 3 PM Monday at Calvary
Lutheran Church, 7520 Golden Valley Rd., Golden Valley. Visitation
Sunday 3-6 PM at Gearty- Delmore Plymouth Chapel, 3700 Vicksburg Lane
and Monday at church 1 hr before service. In lieu of flowers, the
Dobbs family has asked that you consider making a donation to the
Spring Point Project. Jeff was a passionate supporter of the work of
Spring Point Project, serving as a member of the Board of Directors
and a significant contributor, both in terms of financial support and
a generous giver of his time and talents. He was especially proud of
the partnership with the University of Minne- sota's Diabetes
Institute for Immunology and Transplantation. The family has asked
that memorials in Jeff's honor be directed to Spring Point Project
where they will be shared with the University of MN in their pursuit
of a cure for diabetes. Memorials may be mailed to: Spring Point
Project 121 S 8th Street Minneapolis, MN 55402 Or made directly to the
website: http://www.springpointproject..org/ Full obituary notice will
appear Sun. Gearty-Delmore Plymouth 763-553-1411
Published in the Star Tribune from 10/26/2007 - 10/27/2007.
http://www.legacy.com/StarTribune/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=96793772