New Castle man's daughter-in-law one of Philly Amtrak victims

NEW CASTLE, Pa.

Rachel Jacobs, 39, loved music: She and her husband’s family attended a music festival in New Orleans every year.

She loved to travel: She lived overseas for more than a year, and vacationed with her husband in Iceland and Argentina.

She was a runner: She completed the New York City Marathon.

More than anything, however, Bruce Waldman of New Castle remembers his daughter-in-law for her intelligence and her deep love for his son, Todd, and grandson, Jacob.

Jacobs was one of the eight victims who died after an Amtrak train derailed in Philadelphia on Tuesday night.

“She was a very, very wonderful person. She was extremely bright,” Waldman said, detailing her job as CEO of ApprenNet, a Philadelphia-based tech company.

Jacobs was leaving work in Philadelphia to return home to New York City that night, Waldman said.

Read more about her and her family in Friday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.