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Wes Jenkins was born May 6, 1952, in [[Wikipedia:Hudson, New York|Hudson, New York]].<ref name="Wesdotcom Me"/> He was the second child of Jay Harry Jenkins (1923–2015), an engineer at [[Wikipedia:AT&T Corporation|AT&T]] ("a [[Wikipedia:Breakup of the Bell System|winning]] monopoly before [[Wikipedia:Bill Gates|Mr. Gates]] made it [[Wikipedia:United States v. Microsoft Corp.|popular]]") and an [[Wikipedia:United States Army Signal Corps|Army Signal Corps]] member in [[Wikipedia:World War II|World War II]], and Wanda Dorothy Jenkins ({{nee|Sudak}}, 1925–2014), a bookkeeper.<ref name="Legacy Jay"/><ref name="Legacy Wanda"/> One of his great great uncles was [[Wikipedia:American Civil War|American Civil War]] general [[Wikipedia:Joseph Hooker|Joseph "Fighting Joe" Hooker]].<ref name="Wesdotcom Me"/> | Wes Jenkins was born May 6, 1952, in [[Wikipedia:Hudson, New York|Hudson, New York]].<ref name="Wesdotcom Me"/> He was the second child of Jay Harry Jenkins (1923–2015), an engineer at [[Wikipedia:AT&T Corporation|AT&T]] ("a [[Wikipedia:Breakup of the Bell System|winning]] monopoly before [[Wikipedia:Bill Gates|Mr. Gates]] made it [[Wikipedia:United States v. Microsoft Corp.|popular]]") and an [[Wikipedia:United States Army Signal Corps|Army Signal Corps]] member in [[Wikipedia:World War II|World War II]], and Wanda Dorothy Jenkins ({{nee|Sudak}}, 1925–2014), a bookkeeper.<ref name="Legacy Jay"/><ref name="Legacy Wanda"/> He had one older brother, Jay Lawrence Jenkins.<ref name="USNA Jay"/> One of his great great uncles was [[Wikipedia:American Civil War|American Civil War]] general [[Wikipedia:Joseph Hooker|Joseph "Fighting Joe" Hooker]].<ref name="Wesdotcom Me"/> | ||
Jenkins's family moved frequently during his childhood, living in [[Wikipedia:Nassau, New York|Nassau]], [[Wikipedia:Newburgh, New York|Newburgh]], and [[Wikipedia:Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York|Cornwall-on-Hudson]] in New York, and in [[Wikipedia:Ridgewood, New Jersey|Ridgewood, New Jersey]] from when he was in fifth grade onward;<ref name="Wesdotcom Me"/> he described his upbringing as being "raised by a pack of balloons".<ref name="VGFlashback Wes"/> | |||
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<ref name="Legacy Wanda">{{cite web |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/app/name/wanda-jenkins-obituary?id=19367074 |title=Wanda Jenkins Obituary |date=February 20, 2014 |website=[[Wikipedia:Legacy.com|Legacy.com]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250926025406/https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/app/name/wanda-jenkins-obituary?id=19367074 |archive-date=26 September 2025 |url-status=live |access-date=26 September 2025}}</ref> | <ref name="Legacy Wanda">{{cite web |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/app/name/wanda-jenkins-obituary?id=19367074 |title=Wanda Jenkins Obituary |date=February 20, 2014 |website=[[Wikipedia:Legacy.com|Legacy.com]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250926025406/https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/app/name/wanda-jenkins-obituary?id=19367074 |archive-date=26 September 2025 |url-status=live |access-date=26 September 2025}}</ref> | ||
<ref name="USNA Jay">{{cite web |url=http://1970.usnaclasses.com/Jay%20Jenkins%20Obit%20121310.html |title=Jay Lawrence Jenkins Obituary |date=November 15, 2018 |first=Ed |last=Moore |website=[[Wikipedia:United States Naval Academy|USNA]] '70 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250926065624/http://1970.usnaclasses.com/Jay%20Jenkins%20Obit%20121310.html |archive-date=26 September 2025 |url-status=live |access-date=26 September 2025}}</ref> | |||
<ref name="VGFlashback Wes">{{cite interview |url=http://videogameflashback.com/legoisland/interview.php |title=An Interview with Wes Jenkins |date=February 16, 2013 |first=Wes |last=Jenkins |interviewer=BricksAhoy |website=Video Game Flashback |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20130730051350/http://videogameflashback.com/legoisland/interview.php |archive-date=July 30, 2013}}</ref> | |||
<ref name="Wesdotcom Me">{{cite web |last=Jenkins |first=Wes |date= |title=Me |url=http://wesdotcom.com/me.html |website=Wes Jenkins: CONCEPT-DESIGN Silly to Serious (Mostly Silly)|location= |publisher= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718031554if_/http://wesdotcom.com/me.html |archive-date=July 18, 2011 |access-date=September 25, 2025}}</ref> | <ref name="Wesdotcom Me">{{cite web |last=Jenkins |first=Wes |date= |title=Me |url=http://wesdotcom.com/me.html |website=Wes Jenkins: CONCEPT-DESIGN Silly to Serious (Mostly Silly)|location= |publisher= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718031554if_/http://wesdotcom.com/me.html |archive-date=July 18, 2011 |access-date=September 25, 2025}}</ref> | ||
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Wes Jenkins | |
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| Born | Wesley John Luke Jenkins May 6, 1952 |
| Died | September 24, 2017 (aged 65) |
| Notable work | LEGO Island |
Wesley John Luke Jenkins (May 6, 1952 – September 24, 2017) was an American artist, writer, voice actor, and game designer.
Bio
Wes Jenkins was born May 6, 1952, in Hudson, New York.[1] He was the second child of Jay Harry Jenkins (1923–2015), an engineer at AT&T ("a winning monopoly before Mr. Gates made it popular") and an Army Signal Corps member in World War II, and Wanda Dorothy Jenkins (née Sudak, 1925–2014), a bookkeeper.[2][3] He had one older brother, Jay Lawrence Jenkins.[4] One of his great great uncles was American Civil War general Joseph "Fighting Joe" Hooker.[1]
Jenkins's family moved frequently during his childhood, living in Nassau, Newburgh, and Cornwall-on-Hudson in New York, and in Ridgewood, New Jersey from when he was in fifth grade onward;[1] he described his upbringing as being "raised by a pack of balloons".[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jenkins, Wes. "Me". Wes Jenkins: CONCEPT-DESIGN Silly to Serious (Mostly Silly). Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
- ↑ "Jay Jenkins Obituary". Legacy.com. March 4, 2015. Archived from the original on 26 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ↑ "Wanda Jenkins Obituary". Legacy.com. February 20, 2014. Archived from the original on 26 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ↑ Moore, Ed (November 15, 2018). "Jay Lawrence Jenkins Obituary". USNA '70. Archived from the original on 26 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ↑ Jenkins, Wes (February 16, 2013). "An Interview with Wes Jenkins". Video Game Flashback (Interview). Interviewed by BricksAhoy. Archived from the original on July 30, 2013.
