BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. – Joseph Frederick Green, 91, of Boynton Beach, Fla., and formerly of Champaign, passed away on Sunday, April 15, 2018. Known as both Joe and Fred, he was the third child born to his parents Vernon and Beulah in Trilla, Ill., on Dec. 6, 1926.
He is survived by his wife, Karel K. Green (KK); his daughter, Julie G. Anderson of Boynton Beach; son, Joseph W. Green (Noelle) of Erie, Colo.; son, A. Denton Green (Rachel) of Naperville; four grandsons; and one granddaughter.
He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy - West Point in 1950, having played football with such greats as Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis. After graduation, he went to flight and gunnery training and then entered the Korean War. His F-84 jet fighter was shot down on Jan. 11, 1952, he was captured, and was in prison camp for 20 months. He was honorably discharged from the service in August 1954 as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force, with medals including the Purple Heart, Bronze Star and Korean Service Medal.
Fred was most recently director of capital programs for the University of Illinois from which he retired in 1992, and he also served on the board of directors for Burnham City Hospital in Champaign.
A celebration of his storied life will be at 4:30 p.m. Monday, May 7, 2018, at Unity Church, 101 NW 22nd St., Delray Beach, Fla., with a private burial with military honors at the South Florida National Cemetery on May 8. In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, contributions may be made in his name to the West Point Fund, WPAOG, 698 Mills Road, West Point, NY 10996 or to the University of Illinois Foundation, P.O. Box 3429, Champaign, IL 61826.
A very devoted, humble, witty husband and father, loyal friend, athlete and war hero, we will miss him dearly and have great admiration for how he lived his life.
News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana, Illinois)
April 26, 2018
He is survived by his wife, Karel K. Green (KK); his daughter, Julie G. Anderson of Boynton Beach; son, Joseph W. Green (Noelle) of Erie, Colo.; son, A. Denton Green (Rachel) of Naperville; four grandsons; and one granddaughter.
He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy - West Point in 1950, having played football with such greats as Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis. After graduation, he went to flight and gunnery training and then entered the Korean War. His F-84 jet fighter was shot down on Jan. 11, 1952, he was captured, and was in prison camp for 20 months. He was honorably discharged from the service in August 1954 as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force, with medals including the Purple Heart, Bronze Star and Korean Service Medal.
Fred was most recently director of capital programs for the University of Illinois from which he retired in 1992, and he also served on the board of directors for Burnham City Hospital in Champaign.
A celebration of his storied life will be at 4:30 p.m. Monday, May 7, 2018, at Unity Church, 101 NW 22nd St., Delray Beach, Fla., with a private burial with military honors at the South Florida National Cemetery on May 8. In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, contributions may be made in his name to the West Point Fund, WPAOG, 698 Mills Road, West Point, NY 10996 or to the University of Illinois Foundation, P.O. Box 3429, Champaign, IL 61826.
A very devoted, humble, witty husband and father, loyal friend, athlete and war hero, we will miss him dearly and have great admiration for how he lived his life.
News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana, Illinois)
April 26, 2018
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. – Joseph Frederick Green, 91, of Boynton Beach, Fla., and formerly of Champaign, passed away on Sunday, April 15, 2018. Known as both Joe and Fred, he was the third child born to his parents Vernon and Beulah in Trilla, Ill., on Dec. 6, 1926.
He is survived by his wife, Karel K. Green (KK); his daughter, Julie G. Anderson of Boynton Beach; son, Joseph W. Green (Noelle) of Erie, Colo.; son, A. Denton Green (Rachel) of Naperville; four grandsons; and one granddaughter.
He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy - West Point in 1950, having played football with such greats as Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis. After graduation, he went to flight and gunnery training and then entered the Korean War. His F-84 jet fighter was shot down on Jan. 11, 1952, he was captured, and was in prison camp for 20 months. He was honorably discharged from the service in August 1954 as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force, with medals including the Purple Heart, Bronze Star and Korean Service Medal.
Fred was most recently director of capital programs for the University of Illinois from which he retired in 1992, and he also served on the board of directors for Burnham City Hospital in Champaign.
A celebration of his storied life will be at 4:30 p.m. Monday, May 7, 2018, at Unity Church, 101 NW 22nd St., Delray Beach, Fla., with a private burial with military honors at the South Florida National Cemetery on May 8. In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, contributions may be made in his name to the West Point Fund, WPAOG, 698 Mills Road, West Point, NY 10996 or to the University of Illinois Foundation, P.O. Box 3429, Champaign, IL 61826.
A very devoted, humble, witty husband and father, loyal friend, athlete and war hero, we will miss him dearly and have great admiration for how he lived his life.
News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana, Illinois)
April 26, 2018
He is survived by his wife, Karel K. Green (KK); his daughter, Julie G. Anderson of Boynton Beach; son, Joseph W. Green (Noelle) of Erie, Colo.; son, A. Denton Green (Rachel) of Naperville; four grandsons; and one granddaughter.
He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy - West Point in 1950, having played football with such greats as Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis. After graduation, he went to flight and gunnery training and then entered the Korean War. His F-84 jet fighter was shot down on Jan. 11, 1952, he was captured, and was in prison camp for 20 months. He was honorably discharged from the service in August 1954 as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force, with medals including the Purple Heart, Bronze Star and Korean Service Medal.
Fred was most recently director of capital programs for the University of Illinois from which he retired in 1992, and he also served on the board of directors for Burnham City Hospital in Champaign.
A celebration of his storied life will be at 4:30 p.m. Monday, May 7, 2018, at Unity Church, 101 NW 22nd St., Delray Beach, Fla., with a private burial with military honors at the South Florida National Cemetery on May 8. In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, contributions may be made in his name to the West Point Fund, WPAOG, 698 Mills Road, West Point, NY 10996 or to the University of Illinois Foundation, P.O. Box 3429, Champaign, IL 61826.
A very devoted, humble, witty husband and father, loyal friend, athlete and war hero, we will miss him dearly and have great admiration for how he lived his life.
News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana, Illinois)
April 26, 2018
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