jabara's father operated a grocery store at the corner of 3rd and martin luther king streets. at an early age the family moved to kansas. according to newspaper reports he died in a car crash along with a daughter in 1966. he was also a fighter pilot in world war 2. in korea he was flying f-86 sabre jets in the 334th fighter interceptor squadron formerly known as the fighting eagles squadron formed in england before we entered world war 2.