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Anchorage Daily News March 6, 2003
Longtime Anchorage resident JAMES JOSEPH KING JR., 82, died Feb. 28, 2003, at his home in Chugiak Senior Center. A visitation will begin at noon Friday, with a funeral at 1 p.m., at Evergreen Memorial Chapel, 737 E Street. Burial with honors will follow at Fort Richardson National Cemetery. Mr. King was born Nov. 5, 1920, at Port Chester, N.Y., and had a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from New York University in New York City. He served in World War II from 1943 to 1945 in England, North Africa and Italy. He moved to Anchorage with the U.S. Corps of Engineers in 1950 and worked here until starting with the Civil Aeronautics Administration, now known as the Federal Aviation Administration, in 1960. In 1973 he began working for the Municipality of Anchorage as a project inspector, retiring in 1987. He was a member of the VFW, the Anchorage Senior Center and Sons of the American Revolution. He was an avid coin collector and enjoyed fencing, genealogy, watching boxing and listening to classical music. His family said: ''Dad was independent, intelligent, robust and thrifty. Dad was devoted to his children, and people will remember his sense of humor. He was a friend of Bill W. for 30 years and lived life one day at a time.'' Survivors include his son and daughter, Richard and Elsie King; and grandchildren, Joseph and Leslie Brooks all of Anchorage. His son, James Joseph King III, preceded him in death.
Anchorage Daily News March 6, 2003
Longtime Anchorage resident JAMES JOSEPH KING JR., 82, died Feb. 28, 2003, at his home in Chugiak Senior Center. A visitation will begin at noon Friday, with a funeral at 1 p.m., at Evergreen Memorial Chapel, 737 E Street. Burial with honors will follow at Fort Richardson National Cemetery. Mr. King was born Nov. 5, 1920, at Port Chester, N.Y., and had a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from New York University in New York City. He served in World War II from 1943 to 1945 in England, North Africa and Italy. He moved to Anchorage with the U.S. Corps of Engineers in 1950 and worked here until starting with the Civil Aeronautics Administration, now known as the Federal Aviation Administration, in 1960. In 1973 he began working for the Municipality of Anchorage as a project inspector, retiring in 1987. He was a member of the VFW, the Anchorage Senior Center and Sons of the American Revolution. He was an avid coin collector and enjoyed fencing, genealogy, watching boxing and listening to classical music. His family said: ''Dad was independent, intelligent, robust and thrifty. Dad was devoted to his children, and people will remember his sense of humor. He was a friend of Bill W. for 30 years and lived life one day at a time.'' Survivors include his son and daughter, Richard and Elsie King; and grandchildren, Joseph and Leslie Brooks all of Anchorage. His son, James Joseph King III, preceded him in death.
TEC 4 U.S. Army World War II
Anchorage Daily News March 6, 2003
Longtime Anchorage resident JAMES JOSEPH KING JR., 82, died Feb. 28, 2003, at his home in Chugiak Senior Center. A visitation will begin at noon Friday, with a funeral at 1 p.m., at Evergreen Memorial Chapel, 737 E Street. Burial with honors will follow at Fort Richardson National Cemetery. Mr. King was born Nov. 5, 1920, at Port Chester, N.Y., and had a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from New York University in New York City. He served in World War II from 1943 to 1945 in England, North Africa and Italy. He moved to Anchorage with the U.S. Corps of Engineers in 1950 and worked here until starting with the Civil Aeronautics Administration, now known as the Federal Aviation Administration, in 1960. In 1973 he began working for the Municipality of Anchorage as a project inspector, retiring in 1987. He was a member of the VFW, the Anchorage Senior Center and Sons of the American Revolution. He was an avid coin collector and enjoyed fencing, genealogy, watching boxing and listening to classical music. His family said: ''Dad was independent, intelligent, robust and thrifty. Dad was devoted to his children, and people will remember his sense of humor. He was a friend of Bill W. for 30 years and lived life one day at a time.'' Survivors include his son and daughter, Richard and Elsie King; and grandchildren, Joseph and Leslie Brooks all of Anchorage. His son, James Joseph King III, preceded him in death.
Anchorage Daily News March 6, 2003
Longtime Anchorage resident JAMES JOSEPH KING JR., 82, died Feb. 28, 2003, at his home in Chugiak Senior Center. A visitation will begin at noon Friday, with a funeral at 1 p.m., at Evergreen Memorial Chapel, 737 E Street. Burial with honors will follow at Fort Richardson National Cemetery. Mr. King was born Nov. 5, 1920, at Port Chester, N.Y., and had a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from New York University in New York City. He served in World War II from 1943 to 1945 in England, North Africa and Italy. He moved to Anchorage with the U.S. Corps of Engineers in 1950 and worked here until starting with the Civil Aeronautics Administration, now known as the Federal Aviation Administration, in 1960. In 1973 he began working for the Municipality of Anchorage as a project inspector, retiring in 1987. He was a member of the VFW, the Anchorage Senior Center and Sons of the American Revolution. He was an avid coin collector and enjoyed fencing, genealogy, watching boxing and listening to classical music. His family said: ''Dad was independent, intelligent, robust and thrifty. Dad was devoted to his children, and people will remember his sense of humor. He was a friend of Bill W. for 30 years and lived life one day at a time.'' Survivors include his son and daughter, Richard and Elsie King; and grandchildren, Joseph and Leslie Brooks all of Anchorage. His son, James Joseph King III, preceded him in death.
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