Shortly after Jack's birth, his family moved to Schenectady, N.Y., where his father was a senior scientist at General Electric. In 1941, Jack earned an engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, while working at Bethlehem Steel. He enlisted in the Navy in 1942, and was a diver in the South Pacific. After the war, he earned a doctoral degree at Carnegie Institute of Technology, followed by post-doctoral work as a Fulbright Scholar at University of Cambridge (King’s College) in England. In 1951, he married Carol inside historic King’s College Chapel. He worked as a research scientist at General Electric prior to becoming a professor at Cornell University. In 1967, he moved his family to Jefferson County. While most of his career was spent as a college professor at University of Denver, he also developed medical products such as the Colorado MicroDissection Needle, Denver Peritoneo-Venous Shunt, Denver Hydrocephalus Shunt and several other life-saving devices. He received numerous humanitarian awards including the Colorado Governor’s Citation and Carnegie Merit Award, and was inducted into Jefferson County Hall of Fame. Jack also enjoyed running, camping, skiing and cycling, and completed Ride the Rockies several times during his 80s. Beekeeping was also one of his life long hobbies. Survivors included: children John J. (Melissa) Newkirk of Evergreen, Victoria Newkirk Lierheimer of Evergreen, Christina (Gary) Newkirk Seldomridge of Pennsylvania, and Jeff (Li Wei) Bi Hua of China; and grandchildren Amanda, Kathryn and Sarah Newkirk, Christopher, Abigail, Faith and Rachael Lierheimer, Benjamin and Tyler Seldomridge, and Hansen Bi. Celebration of life held March 10th at Aspen Ridge Church in Evergreen followed by family luncheon at The Barn at Evergreen Memorial Park.
Shortly after Jack's birth, his family moved to Schenectady, N.Y., where his father was a senior scientist at General Electric. In 1941, Jack earned an engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, while working at Bethlehem Steel. He enlisted in the Navy in 1942, and was a diver in the South Pacific. After the war, he earned a doctoral degree at Carnegie Institute of Technology, followed by post-doctoral work as a Fulbright Scholar at University of Cambridge (King’s College) in England. In 1951, he married Carol inside historic King’s College Chapel. He worked as a research scientist at General Electric prior to becoming a professor at Cornell University. In 1967, he moved his family to Jefferson County. While most of his career was spent as a college professor at University of Denver, he also developed medical products such as the Colorado MicroDissection Needle, Denver Peritoneo-Venous Shunt, Denver Hydrocephalus Shunt and several other life-saving devices. He received numerous humanitarian awards including the Colorado Governor’s Citation and Carnegie Merit Award, and was inducted into Jefferson County Hall of Fame. Jack also enjoyed running, camping, skiing and cycling, and completed Ride the Rockies several times during his 80s. Beekeeping was also one of his life long hobbies. Survivors included: children John J. (Melissa) Newkirk of Evergreen, Victoria Newkirk Lierheimer of Evergreen, Christina (Gary) Newkirk Seldomridge of Pennsylvania, and Jeff (Li Wei) Bi Hua of China; and grandchildren Amanda, Kathryn and Sarah Newkirk, Christopher, Abigail, Faith and Rachael Lierheimer, Benjamin and Tyler Seldomridge, and Hansen Bi. Celebration of life held March 10th at Aspen Ridge Church in Evergreen followed by family luncheon at The Barn at Evergreen Memorial Park.
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