Jack Fry, 84, longtime travel agent, Rotarian, Elk
Man of integrity touched many lives in 53 years in AV
This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press on Tuesday, June 12, 2007.
By ALISHA SEMCHUCK
Valley Press Staff Writer
LANCASTER - Those who knew Jack Fry describe him as a man of his word, a man of integrity who touched many lives during his 53 years in the Antelope Valley.
Some folks knew him and wife Rose through their business, Jack Fry Travel in Lancaster. Others met him through the Lancaster Rotary Club, which he joined in 1960, or from his membership in Lancaster Elks Lodge 1625. His family knew him as a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother.
Fry, 84, died Saturday in Lancaster, after a six-month illness.
"He was a very quiet, patient man," said fellow Rotarian Elaine Heitman, manager at Halley-Olsen-Murphy Memorial Chapel in Palmdale, who had known Fry since 1993.
Rose Fry, 70, said her husband loved exploring different wonders of the world - both the natural and man-made sites - a passion she shared with him. Travel "enriched our lives."
Her favorite trip was their honeymoon in Honolulu, a 10-hour flight back in 1958. Her husband's favorite among their global adventures was at the Great Wall of China.
"He climbed the Great Wall on his birthday, Nov. 28, 1981," she said. "That for him was the highlight, the most inspirational."
"It was nine years after Nixon went there," said Chris Fry, 45, the couple's middle son. At that point, he noted, China "hadn't really opened to tourists" yet.
"Everywhere they went, people would stare at them."
Rose Fry recalled meeting her husband and being instantly love struck. She worked as secretary at a bank in Lancaster at the time.
"My boss was in the Junior Chamber of Commerce. So was Jack." Her boss introduced them, she said, "and the rest is history." They met in October 1958 and wed seven months later, on May 16, 1959.
"We just celebrated 48 years."
What attracted her so quickly?
"He was a wonderful man. He was honest and fair, had unlimited patience. He never yelled. He was always calm, cool and collected," she said. "I had to catch him before somebody else did. We were really partners. He helped me and I help him, at home and in the business."
After arriving in the Antelope Valley in 1954, Fry opened Sierra Travel Service together with Norman Rough, who died in the late '80s. The first travel agency in the area, it was sited in the Arcade Building on Sierra Highway south of Lancaster Boulevard, also the site of a theater where Judy Garland performed, a building that has since been torn down.
Rose and Jack Fry had three sons - John, 47, a Lancaster resident who works in the family business; Chris, 45, who has lived in Texas since 1984 and just came back from Bahrain; and Richard, 44, who lives in Lancaster.
As kids, the Frys' sons "loved to climb trees. They were typical boys." And their father enjoyed every moment with them, his widow said. "He spent a lot of time with the boys. One year they drove to Yellowstone - just him and the boys."
They also made annual jaunts to the Tournament of Roses Parade. Fry would rent a bus for family and friends to climb aboard.
"He supported they boys all their lives and was proud of their accomplishments," his widow said. "He was just a good father, a good family man," who adored the two little girls in his life - granddaughters Ciana, 7, and Abree, 2.
Terry Snedigar described Fry as "a nice down-to-earth guy, someone you could talk with, an unassuming person. He never blew his horn. He was always in the background, always did his job. He was just a likeable guy. I'm going to miss him."
Snedigar joined the Lancaster Rotary Club in 1958, four years after Fry moved to town. The two men had children about the same age, and their kids attended Grace Lutheran School together. Snedigar, a certified public accountant, prepared Fry's income tax returns and Fry handled Snedigar's travel plans. The families often vacationed together.
"I've traveled with him around the world - always had a super time," Snedigar said.
They traveled to Hong Kong and cruised Alaska. Snedigar said he and his late wife Fran went to Europe with the Frys and in Oberammergau, Germany, saw "The Passion Play," which has been performed every 10 years since the mid-1600s.
Fry also worked out an itinerary for a Rotary group trip to Australia.
Snedigar reminisced about climbing Ayers Rock, the world's largest monolith and a natural Australian landmark, and visiting the Great Barrier Reef.
A viewing is scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Halley-Olsen-Murphy Memorial Chapel, 44802 Date Ave., Lancaster. A funeral service is set for 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 502 West Ave. K, Lancaster. Interment will follow at Joshua Memorial Park in Lancaster.
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These ads appeared in the Antelope Valley Press Wednesday, June 13, 2007
FRY, Jack Walton Entered this world on November 28, 1922. On June 9, 2007, he was Heaven-sent, showing compassion, patience and love to all who met him. Jack was proud of his upbringing. He was born in Cleveland, Oklahoma, about 60 miles outside of Tulsa. The hard work he put into his early jobs taught him the values of reaching goals with integrity, hard work and patience. When deciding on his life's profession, Jack followed his own advice to "choose what you like doing and stick with it". He graduated from high school in Rupert, Idaho, and moved to Southern California shortly thereafter to explore opportunities in the booming aerospace industry. After working at Lockheed and American Airlines, he moved to Lancaster in 1954, and co-founded the Valley's first travel agency. At the time, this was the only travel agency between Van Nuys and Reno. Jack was proud of his business, Jack Fry Travel Service, which
provided him the opportunity to travel extensively throughout the world. He enjoyed sharing his travel experiences with his many friends. His love for travel spanned six decades. He had no intention of retiring even at age 84. Jack was proud of his family. Jack met Rose Hook in 1958. They were married for 48 years. Sons John, Chris, and Richard were the highlights of Jack's life. His family life was truly complete when daughter-in-law Dionna and granddaughters Ciana and Abree arrived. Also survived by sisters Melvin Thomas of Forsyth, Mo., and Marian Williamson, of Easley, S.C., Rose's sister and husband Charlene and Dan Delahoyde, and numerous nieces and nephews. Jack was proud of his community service. He was a member of the Lancaster Rotary Club since 1960, serving as President in 1967. He was a member of the Lancaster Elks Club for over 50 years. Viewing will be held from 5 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, June 13, 2007, at Halley Olsen Murphy Chapel, Lancaster. Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, June 14, 2007, at St. Pauls Episcopal Church, Lancaster. Interment to follow at Joshua Memorial Park, Lancaster. Jack's family and friends are proud to have had Jack in their lives. As Jack continues on the next leg of his journey, his spirit will live on in all who knew him.
Social Security Death Index
about Jack W. Fry
Name: Jack W. Fry
SSN:
Last Residence: 93534 Lancaster, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Born: 28 Nov 1922
Died: 9 Jun 2007
State (Year) SSN issued: Idaho (Before 1951 )
Man of integrity touched many lives in 53 years in AV
This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press on Tuesday, June 12, 2007.
By ALISHA SEMCHUCK
Valley Press Staff Writer
LANCASTER - Those who knew Jack Fry describe him as a man of his word, a man of integrity who touched many lives during his 53 years in the Antelope Valley.
Some folks knew him and wife Rose through their business, Jack Fry Travel in Lancaster. Others met him through the Lancaster Rotary Club, which he joined in 1960, or from his membership in Lancaster Elks Lodge 1625. His family knew him as a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother.
Fry, 84, died Saturday in Lancaster, after a six-month illness.
"He was a very quiet, patient man," said fellow Rotarian Elaine Heitman, manager at Halley-Olsen-Murphy Memorial Chapel in Palmdale, who had known Fry since 1993.
Rose Fry, 70, said her husband loved exploring different wonders of the world - both the natural and man-made sites - a passion she shared with him. Travel "enriched our lives."
Her favorite trip was their honeymoon in Honolulu, a 10-hour flight back in 1958. Her husband's favorite among their global adventures was at the Great Wall of China.
"He climbed the Great Wall on his birthday, Nov. 28, 1981," she said. "That for him was the highlight, the most inspirational."
"It was nine years after Nixon went there," said Chris Fry, 45, the couple's middle son. At that point, he noted, China "hadn't really opened to tourists" yet.
"Everywhere they went, people would stare at them."
Rose Fry recalled meeting her husband and being instantly love struck. She worked as secretary at a bank in Lancaster at the time.
"My boss was in the Junior Chamber of Commerce. So was Jack." Her boss introduced them, she said, "and the rest is history." They met in October 1958 and wed seven months later, on May 16, 1959.
"We just celebrated 48 years."
What attracted her so quickly?
"He was a wonderful man. He was honest and fair, had unlimited patience. He never yelled. He was always calm, cool and collected," she said. "I had to catch him before somebody else did. We were really partners. He helped me and I help him, at home and in the business."
After arriving in the Antelope Valley in 1954, Fry opened Sierra Travel Service together with Norman Rough, who died in the late '80s. The first travel agency in the area, it was sited in the Arcade Building on Sierra Highway south of Lancaster Boulevard, also the site of a theater where Judy Garland performed, a building that has since been torn down.
Rose and Jack Fry had three sons - John, 47, a Lancaster resident who works in the family business; Chris, 45, who has lived in Texas since 1984 and just came back from Bahrain; and Richard, 44, who lives in Lancaster.
As kids, the Frys' sons "loved to climb trees. They were typical boys." And their father enjoyed every moment with them, his widow said. "He spent a lot of time with the boys. One year they drove to Yellowstone - just him and the boys."
They also made annual jaunts to the Tournament of Roses Parade. Fry would rent a bus for family and friends to climb aboard.
"He supported they boys all their lives and was proud of their accomplishments," his widow said. "He was just a good father, a good family man," who adored the two little girls in his life - granddaughters Ciana, 7, and Abree, 2.
Terry Snedigar described Fry as "a nice down-to-earth guy, someone you could talk with, an unassuming person. He never blew his horn. He was always in the background, always did his job. He was just a likeable guy. I'm going to miss him."
Snedigar joined the Lancaster Rotary Club in 1958, four years after Fry moved to town. The two men had children about the same age, and their kids attended Grace Lutheran School together. Snedigar, a certified public accountant, prepared Fry's income tax returns and Fry handled Snedigar's travel plans. The families often vacationed together.
"I've traveled with him around the world - always had a super time," Snedigar said.
They traveled to Hong Kong and cruised Alaska. Snedigar said he and his late wife Fran went to Europe with the Frys and in Oberammergau, Germany, saw "The Passion Play," which has been performed every 10 years since the mid-1600s.
Fry also worked out an itinerary for a Rotary group trip to Australia.
Snedigar reminisced about climbing Ayers Rock, the world's largest monolith and a natural Australian landmark, and visiting the Great Barrier Reef.
A viewing is scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Halley-Olsen-Murphy Memorial Chapel, 44802 Date Ave., Lancaster. A funeral service is set for 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 502 West Ave. K, Lancaster. Interment will follow at Joshua Memorial Park in Lancaster.
[email protected]
Antelope Valley Press
Classification 1000
Obituary notices and memorials
These ads appeared in the Antelope Valley Press Wednesday, June 13, 2007
FRY, Jack Walton Entered this world on November 28, 1922. On June 9, 2007, he was Heaven-sent, showing compassion, patience and love to all who met him. Jack was proud of his upbringing. He was born in Cleveland, Oklahoma, about 60 miles outside of Tulsa. The hard work he put into his early jobs taught him the values of reaching goals with integrity, hard work and patience. When deciding on his life's profession, Jack followed his own advice to "choose what you like doing and stick with it". He graduated from high school in Rupert, Idaho, and moved to Southern California shortly thereafter to explore opportunities in the booming aerospace industry. After working at Lockheed and American Airlines, he moved to Lancaster in 1954, and co-founded the Valley's first travel agency. At the time, this was the only travel agency between Van Nuys and Reno. Jack was proud of his business, Jack Fry Travel Service, which
provided him the opportunity to travel extensively throughout the world. He enjoyed sharing his travel experiences with his many friends. His love for travel spanned six decades. He had no intention of retiring even at age 84. Jack was proud of his family. Jack met Rose Hook in 1958. They were married for 48 years. Sons John, Chris, and Richard were the highlights of Jack's life. His family life was truly complete when daughter-in-law Dionna and granddaughters Ciana and Abree arrived. Also survived by sisters Melvin Thomas of Forsyth, Mo., and Marian Williamson, of Easley, S.C., Rose's sister and husband Charlene and Dan Delahoyde, and numerous nieces and nephews. Jack was proud of his community service. He was a member of the Lancaster Rotary Club since 1960, serving as President in 1967. He was a member of the Lancaster Elks Club for over 50 years. Viewing will be held from 5 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, June 13, 2007, at Halley Olsen Murphy Chapel, Lancaster. Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, June 14, 2007, at St. Pauls Episcopal Church, Lancaster. Interment to follow at Joshua Memorial Park, Lancaster. Jack's family and friends are proud to have had Jack in their lives. As Jack continues on the next leg of his journey, his spirit will live on in all who knew him.
Social Security Death Index
about Jack W. Fry
Name: Jack W. Fry
SSN:
Last Residence: 93534 Lancaster, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Born: 28 Nov 1922
Died: 9 Jun 2007
State (Year) SSN issued: Idaho (Before 1951 )
Jack Fry, 84, longtime travel agent, Rotarian, Elk
Man of integrity touched many lives in 53 years in AV
This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press on Tuesday, June 12, 2007.
By ALISHA SEMCHUCK
Valley Press Staff Writer
LANCASTER - Those who knew Jack Fry describe him as a man of his word, a man of integrity who touched many lives during his 53 years in the Antelope Valley.
Some folks knew him and wife Rose through their business, Jack Fry Travel in Lancaster. Others met him through the Lancaster Rotary Club, which he joined in 1960, or from his membership in Lancaster Elks Lodge 1625. His family knew him as a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother.
Fry, 84, died Saturday in Lancaster, after a six-month illness.
"He was a very quiet, patient man," said fellow Rotarian Elaine Heitman, manager at Halley-Olsen-Murphy Memorial Chapel in Palmdale, who had known Fry since 1993.
Rose Fry, 70, said her husband loved exploring different wonders of the world - both the natural and man-made sites - a passion she shared with him. Travel "enriched our lives."
Her favorite trip was their honeymoon in Honolulu, a 10-hour flight back in 1958. Her husband's favorite among their global adventures was at the Great Wall of China.
"He climbed the Great Wall on his birthday, Nov. 28, 1981," she said. "That for him was the highlight, the most inspirational."
"It was nine years after Nixon went there," said Chris Fry, 45, the couple's middle son. At that point, he noted, China "hadn't really opened to tourists" yet.
"Everywhere they went, people would stare at them."
Rose Fry recalled meeting her husband and being instantly love struck. She worked as secretary at a bank in Lancaster at the time.
"My boss was in the Junior Chamber of Commerce. So was Jack." Her boss introduced them, she said, "and the rest is history." They met in October 1958 and wed seven months later, on May 16, 1959.
"We just celebrated 48 years."
What attracted her so quickly?
"He was a wonderful man. He was honest and fair, had unlimited patience. He never yelled. He was always calm, cool and collected," she said. "I had to catch him before somebody else did. We were really partners. He helped me and I help him, at home and in the business."
After arriving in the Antelope Valley in 1954, Fry opened Sierra Travel Service together with Norman Rough, who died in the late '80s. The first travel agency in the area, it was sited in the Arcade Building on Sierra Highway south of Lancaster Boulevard, also the site of a theater where Judy Garland performed, a building that has since been torn down.
Rose and Jack Fry had three sons - John, 47, a Lancaster resident who works in the family business; Chris, 45, who has lived in Texas since 1984 and just came back from Bahrain; and Richard, 44, who lives in Lancaster.
As kids, the Frys' sons "loved to climb trees. They were typical boys." And their father enjoyed every moment with them, his widow said. "He spent a lot of time with the boys. One year they drove to Yellowstone - just him and the boys."
They also made annual jaunts to the Tournament of Roses Parade. Fry would rent a bus for family and friends to climb aboard.
"He supported they boys all their lives and was proud of their accomplishments," his widow said. "He was just a good father, a good family man," who adored the two little girls in his life - granddaughters Ciana, 7, and Abree, 2.
Terry Snedigar described Fry as "a nice down-to-earth guy, someone you could talk with, an unassuming person. He never blew his horn. He was always in the background, always did his job. He was just a likeable guy. I'm going to miss him."
Snedigar joined the Lancaster Rotary Club in 1958, four years after Fry moved to town. The two men had children about the same age, and their kids attended Grace Lutheran School together. Snedigar, a certified public accountant, prepared Fry's income tax returns and Fry handled Snedigar's travel plans. The families often vacationed together.
"I've traveled with him around the world - always had a super time," Snedigar said.
They traveled to Hong Kong and cruised Alaska. Snedigar said he and his late wife Fran went to Europe with the Frys and in Oberammergau, Germany, saw "The Passion Play," which has been performed every 10 years since the mid-1600s.
Fry also worked out an itinerary for a Rotary group trip to Australia.
Snedigar reminisced about climbing Ayers Rock, the world's largest monolith and a natural Australian landmark, and visiting the Great Barrier Reef.
A viewing is scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Halley-Olsen-Murphy Memorial Chapel, 44802 Date Ave., Lancaster. A funeral service is set for 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 502 West Ave. K, Lancaster. Interment will follow at Joshua Memorial Park in Lancaster.
[email protected]
Antelope Valley Press
Classification 1000
Obituary notices and memorials
These ads appeared in the Antelope Valley Press Wednesday, June 13, 2007
FRY, Jack Walton Entered this world on November 28, 1922. On June 9, 2007, he was Heaven-sent, showing compassion, patience and love to all who met him. Jack was proud of his upbringing. He was born in Cleveland, Oklahoma, about 60 miles outside of Tulsa. The hard work he put into his early jobs taught him the values of reaching goals with integrity, hard work and patience. When deciding on his life's profession, Jack followed his own advice to "choose what you like doing and stick with it". He graduated from high school in Rupert, Idaho, and moved to Southern California shortly thereafter to explore opportunities in the booming aerospace industry. After working at Lockheed and American Airlines, he moved to Lancaster in 1954, and co-founded the Valley's first travel agency. At the time, this was the only travel agency between Van Nuys and Reno. Jack was proud of his business, Jack Fry Travel Service, which
provided him the opportunity to travel extensively throughout the world. He enjoyed sharing his travel experiences with his many friends. His love for travel spanned six decades. He had no intention of retiring even at age 84. Jack was proud of his family. Jack met Rose Hook in 1958. They were married for 48 years. Sons John, Chris, and Richard were the highlights of Jack's life. His family life was truly complete when daughter-in-law Dionna and granddaughters Ciana and Abree arrived. Also survived by sisters Melvin Thomas of Forsyth, Mo., and Marian Williamson, of Easley, S.C., Rose's sister and husband Charlene and Dan Delahoyde, and numerous nieces and nephews. Jack was proud of his community service. He was a member of the Lancaster Rotary Club since 1960, serving as President in 1967. He was a member of the Lancaster Elks Club for over 50 years. Viewing will be held from 5 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, June 13, 2007, at Halley Olsen Murphy Chapel, Lancaster. Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, June 14, 2007, at St. Pauls Episcopal Church, Lancaster. Interment to follow at Joshua Memorial Park, Lancaster. Jack's family and friends are proud to have had Jack in their lives. As Jack continues on the next leg of his journey, his spirit will live on in all who knew him.
Social Security Death Index
about Jack W. Fry
Name: Jack W. Fry
SSN:
Last Residence: 93534 Lancaster, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Born: 28 Nov 1922
Died: 9 Jun 2007
State (Year) SSN issued: Idaho (Before 1951 )
Man of integrity touched many lives in 53 years in AV
This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press on Tuesday, June 12, 2007.
By ALISHA SEMCHUCK
Valley Press Staff Writer
LANCASTER - Those who knew Jack Fry describe him as a man of his word, a man of integrity who touched many lives during his 53 years in the Antelope Valley.
Some folks knew him and wife Rose through their business, Jack Fry Travel in Lancaster. Others met him through the Lancaster Rotary Club, which he joined in 1960, or from his membership in Lancaster Elks Lodge 1625. His family knew him as a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother.
Fry, 84, died Saturday in Lancaster, after a six-month illness.
"He was a very quiet, patient man," said fellow Rotarian Elaine Heitman, manager at Halley-Olsen-Murphy Memorial Chapel in Palmdale, who had known Fry since 1993.
Rose Fry, 70, said her husband loved exploring different wonders of the world - both the natural and man-made sites - a passion she shared with him. Travel "enriched our lives."
Her favorite trip was their honeymoon in Honolulu, a 10-hour flight back in 1958. Her husband's favorite among their global adventures was at the Great Wall of China.
"He climbed the Great Wall on his birthday, Nov. 28, 1981," she said. "That for him was the highlight, the most inspirational."
"It was nine years after Nixon went there," said Chris Fry, 45, the couple's middle son. At that point, he noted, China "hadn't really opened to tourists" yet.
"Everywhere they went, people would stare at them."
Rose Fry recalled meeting her husband and being instantly love struck. She worked as secretary at a bank in Lancaster at the time.
"My boss was in the Junior Chamber of Commerce. So was Jack." Her boss introduced them, she said, "and the rest is history." They met in October 1958 and wed seven months later, on May 16, 1959.
"We just celebrated 48 years."
What attracted her so quickly?
"He was a wonderful man. He was honest and fair, had unlimited patience. He never yelled. He was always calm, cool and collected," she said. "I had to catch him before somebody else did. We were really partners. He helped me and I help him, at home and in the business."
After arriving in the Antelope Valley in 1954, Fry opened Sierra Travel Service together with Norman Rough, who died in the late '80s. The first travel agency in the area, it was sited in the Arcade Building on Sierra Highway south of Lancaster Boulevard, also the site of a theater where Judy Garland performed, a building that has since been torn down.
Rose and Jack Fry had three sons - John, 47, a Lancaster resident who works in the family business; Chris, 45, who has lived in Texas since 1984 and just came back from Bahrain; and Richard, 44, who lives in Lancaster.
As kids, the Frys' sons "loved to climb trees. They were typical boys." And their father enjoyed every moment with them, his widow said. "He spent a lot of time with the boys. One year they drove to Yellowstone - just him and the boys."
They also made annual jaunts to the Tournament of Roses Parade. Fry would rent a bus for family and friends to climb aboard.
"He supported they boys all their lives and was proud of their accomplishments," his widow said. "He was just a good father, a good family man," who adored the two little girls in his life - granddaughters Ciana, 7, and Abree, 2.
Terry Snedigar described Fry as "a nice down-to-earth guy, someone you could talk with, an unassuming person. He never blew his horn. He was always in the background, always did his job. He was just a likeable guy. I'm going to miss him."
Snedigar joined the Lancaster Rotary Club in 1958, four years after Fry moved to town. The two men had children about the same age, and their kids attended Grace Lutheran School together. Snedigar, a certified public accountant, prepared Fry's income tax returns and Fry handled Snedigar's travel plans. The families often vacationed together.
"I've traveled with him around the world - always had a super time," Snedigar said.
They traveled to Hong Kong and cruised Alaska. Snedigar said he and his late wife Fran went to Europe with the Frys and in Oberammergau, Germany, saw "The Passion Play," which has been performed every 10 years since the mid-1600s.
Fry also worked out an itinerary for a Rotary group trip to Australia.
Snedigar reminisced about climbing Ayers Rock, the world's largest monolith and a natural Australian landmark, and visiting the Great Barrier Reef.
A viewing is scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Halley-Olsen-Murphy Memorial Chapel, 44802 Date Ave., Lancaster. A funeral service is set for 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 502 West Ave. K, Lancaster. Interment will follow at Joshua Memorial Park in Lancaster.
[email protected]
Antelope Valley Press
Classification 1000
Obituary notices and memorials
These ads appeared in the Antelope Valley Press Wednesday, June 13, 2007
FRY, Jack Walton Entered this world on November 28, 1922. On June 9, 2007, he was Heaven-sent, showing compassion, patience and love to all who met him. Jack was proud of his upbringing. He was born in Cleveland, Oklahoma, about 60 miles outside of Tulsa. The hard work he put into his early jobs taught him the values of reaching goals with integrity, hard work and patience. When deciding on his life's profession, Jack followed his own advice to "choose what you like doing and stick with it". He graduated from high school in Rupert, Idaho, and moved to Southern California shortly thereafter to explore opportunities in the booming aerospace industry. After working at Lockheed and American Airlines, he moved to Lancaster in 1954, and co-founded the Valley's first travel agency. At the time, this was the only travel agency between Van Nuys and Reno. Jack was proud of his business, Jack Fry Travel Service, which
provided him the opportunity to travel extensively throughout the world. He enjoyed sharing his travel experiences with his many friends. His love for travel spanned six decades. He had no intention of retiring even at age 84. Jack was proud of his family. Jack met Rose Hook in 1958. They were married for 48 years. Sons John, Chris, and Richard were the highlights of Jack's life. His family life was truly complete when daughter-in-law Dionna and granddaughters Ciana and Abree arrived. Also survived by sisters Melvin Thomas of Forsyth, Mo., and Marian Williamson, of Easley, S.C., Rose's sister and husband Charlene and Dan Delahoyde, and numerous nieces and nephews. Jack was proud of his community service. He was a member of the Lancaster Rotary Club since 1960, serving as President in 1967. He was a member of the Lancaster Elks Club for over 50 years. Viewing will be held from 5 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, June 13, 2007, at Halley Olsen Murphy Chapel, Lancaster. Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, June 14, 2007, at St. Pauls Episcopal Church, Lancaster. Interment to follow at Joshua Memorial Park, Lancaster. Jack's family and friends are proud to have had Jack in their lives. As Jack continues on the next leg of his journey, his spirit will live on in all who knew him.
Social Security Death Index
about Jack W. Fry
Name: Jack W. Fry
SSN:
Last Residence: 93534 Lancaster, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Born: 28 Nov 1922
Died: 9 Jun 2007
State (Year) SSN issued: Idaho (Before 1951 )
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