Edward Francis Sauer Born March 13, 1921, in Chico, CA, and a resident of Sacramento for 35 years passed away on January 23, 2006, at the age of 84. He enjoyed fellowship with E Clampus Vitus for 37 years where he was affectionately known as the Frolicking Friar. He belonged to the James W. Marshall Chapter 49 of Hangtown and Downie Chapter 1849 and was the Noble Grand Humbug for both chapters. He was also a member of the Devil Mountain Brigade. He was an active contributor to American Indian charities. Steve "iggy" Myers 01/24/06
Ex-banker helped S. Lake Tahoe become a city Sacramento Bee, The (CA) - Monday, January 30, 2006 Author: Walter Yost ; Bee Staff Writer
Although he helped in the birth of a new city at Lake Tahoe and was active in the business community there, Edward Francis Sauer chose to spend the last 35 years of his life in Sacramento pursuing his interest in music and German culture.
"He loved music, he really did. He played for his pleasure, and it was his contribution (to others)," said his wife, Jeslyn. While the couple lived in South Lake Tahoe and later in Sacramento, Mr. Sauer played the organ and piano for local churches including St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Sacramento.
Mr. Sauer died Jan. 23 from complications from Parkinson's disease. He was 84.
Born in Chico, Mr. Sauer attended St. Elizabeth's Grammar School in Oakland and graduated from St. Anthony's Seminary in Santa Barbara. He was a veteran of the Merchant Marine, serving as a second mate during World War II.
Mr. Sauer worked for Bank of America as a teller, real estate appraiser and bank examiner in the Bay Area and Sacramento before moving to the south shore of Lake Tahoe.
While there, he worked for Tahoe National Bank as a loan officer and assistant vice president and later sold life insurance. Jeslyn Sauer worked as a nurse at Barton Memorial Hospital.
During the '60s, Mr. Sauer was involved in the incorporation of South Lake Tahoe, which became a city in 1965 after two failed attempts in the late '50s and early '60s. The impetus for incorporation, said former City Attorney Dennis Crabb, was a desire to put controls on development in the Tahoe basin, which was experiencing growth pangs from the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley.
Mr. Sauer became a member of South Lake Tahoe's first Planning Commission and later served as chairman.
While serving on the commission, Mr. Sauer was involved in getting the city's power lines placed underground and sought ways to divert the heavy flow of tourist traffic away from the main part of town, his wife said.
As their four children grew older, the Sauers decided it was time to leave the mountains and move to Sacramento, where Mr. Sauer went on to work for Pacific Standard Life Insurance, Inter-Coast Life Insurance, Placer Savings and Loan and Great Western Bank.
In 1986, he retired from First Commercial Bank as vice president of the appraisal department.
A member of E Clampus Vitus for 37 years, Mr. Sauer was known as the "Frolicking Friar." He also was interested in his German heritage and took German language lessons at the Sacramento Turn Verein. Edward Francis Sauer
Born: March 13, 1921 Died: Jan. 23, 2006
Father of Clampers Don and Larry
Ex-banker helped S. Lake Tahoe become a city Sacramento Bee, The (CA) - Monday, January 30, 2006 Author: Walter Yost ; Bee Staff Writer
Although he helped in the birth of a new city at Lake Tahoe and was active in the business community there, Edward Francis Sauer chose to spend the last 35 years of his life in Sacramento pursuing his interest in music and German culture.
"He loved music, he really did. He played for his pleasure, and it was his contribution (to others)," said his wife, Jeslyn. While the couple lived in South Lake Tahoe and later in Sacramento, Mr. Sauer played the organ and piano for local churches including St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Sacramento.
Mr. Sauer died Jan. 23 from complications from Parkinson's disease. He was 84.
Born in Chico, Mr. Sauer attended St. Elizabeth's Grammar School in Oakland and graduated from St. Anthony's Seminary in Santa Barbara. He was a veteran of the Merchant Marine, serving as a second mate during World War II.
Mr. Sauer worked for Bank of America as a teller, real estate appraiser and bank examiner in the Bay Area and Sacramento before moving to the south shore of Lake Tahoe.
While there, he worked for Tahoe National Bank as a loan officer and assistant vice president and later sold life insurance. Jeslyn Sauer worked as a nurse at Barton Memorial Hospital.
During the '60s, Mr. Sauer was involved in the incorporation of South Lake Tahoe, which became a city in 1965 after two failed attempts in the late '50s and early '60s. The impetus for incorporation, said former City Attorney Dennis Crabb, was a desire to put controls on development in the Tahoe basin, which was experiencing growth pangs from the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley.
Mr. Sauer became a member of South Lake Tahoe's first Planning Commission and later served as chairman.
While serving on the commission, Mr. Sauer was involved in getting the city's power lines placed underground and sought ways to divert the heavy flow of tourist traffic away from the main part of town, his wife said.
As their four children grew older, the Sauers decided it was time to leave the mountains and move to Sacramento, where Mr. Sauer went on to work for Pacific Standard Life Insurance, Inter-Coast Life Insurance, Placer Savings and Loan and Great Western Bank.
In 1986, he retired from First Commercial Bank as vice president of the appraisal department.
A member of E Clampus Vitus for 37 years, Mr. Sauer was known as the "Frolicking Friar." He also was interested in his German heritage and took German language lessons at the Sacramento Turn Verein. Edward Francis Sauer
Born: March 13, 1921 Died: Jan. 23, 2006
Father of Clampers Don and Larry
Edward Francis Sauer Born March 13, 1921, in Chico, CA, and a resident of Sacramento for 35 years passed away on January 23, 2006, at the age of 84. He enjoyed fellowship with E Clampus Vitus for 37 years where he was affectionately known as the Frolicking Friar. He belonged to the James W. Marshall Chapter 49 of Hangtown and Downie Chapter 1849 and was the Noble Grand Humbug for both chapters. He was also a member of the Devil Mountain Brigade. He was an active contributor to American Indian charities. Steve "iggy" Myers 01/24/06
Ex-banker helped S. Lake Tahoe become a city Sacramento Bee, The (CA) - Monday, January 30, 2006 Author: Walter Yost ; Bee Staff Writer
Although he helped in the birth of a new city at Lake Tahoe and was active in the business community there, Edward Francis Sauer chose to spend the last 35 years of his life in Sacramento pursuing his interest in music and German culture.
"He loved music, he really did. He played for his pleasure, and it was his contribution (to others)," said his wife, Jeslyn. While the couple lived in South Lake Tahoe and later in Sacramento, Mr. Sauer played the organ and piano for local churches including St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Sacramento.
Mr. Sauer died Jan. 23 from complications from Parkinson's disease. He was 84.
Born in Chico, Mr. Sauer attended St. Elizabeth's Grammar School in Oakland and graduated from St. Anthony's Seminary in Santa Barbara. He was a veteran of the Merchant Marine, serving as a second mate during World War II.
Mr. Sauer worked for Bank of America as a teller, real estate appraiser and bank examiner in the Bay Area and Sacramento before moving to the south shore of Lake Tahoe.
While there, he worked for Tahoe National Bank as a loan officer and assistant vice president and later sold life insurance. Jeslyn Sauer worked as a nurse at Barton Memorial Hospital.
During the '60s, Mr. Sauer was involved in the incorporation of South Lake Tahoe, which became a city in 1965 after two failed attempts in the late '50s and early '60s. The impetus for incorporation, said former City Attorney Dennis Crabb, was a desire to put controls on development in the Tahoe basin, which was experiencing growth pangs from the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley.
Mr. Sauer became a member of South Lake Tahoe's first Planning Commission and later served as chairman.
While serving on the commission, Mr. Sauer was involved in getting the city's power lines placed underground and sought ways to divert the heavy flow of tourist traffic away from the main part of town, his wife said.
As their four children grew older, the Sauers decided it was time to leave the mountains and move to Sacramento, where Mr. Sauer went on to work for Pacific Standard Life Insurance, Inter-Coast Life Insurance, Placer Savings and Loan and Great Western Bank.
In 1986, he retired from First Commercial Bank as vice president of the appraisal department.
A member of E Clampus Vitus for 37 years, Mr. Sauer was known as the "Frolicking Friar." He also was interested in his German heritage and took German language lessons at the Sacramento Turn Verein. Edward Francis Sauer
Born: March 13, 1921 Died: Jan. 23, 2006
Father of Clampers Don and Larry
Ex-banker helped S. Lake Tahoe become a city Sacramento Bee, The (CA) - Monday, January 30, 2006 Author: Walter Yost ; Bee Staff Writer
Although he helped in the birth of a new city at Lake Tahoe and was active in the business community there, Edward Francis Sauer chose to spend the last 35 years of his life in Sacramento pursuing his interest in music and German culture.
"He loved music, he really did. He played for his pleasure, and it was his contribution (to others)," said his wife, Jeslyn. While the couple lived in South Lake Tahoe and later in Sacramento, Mr. Sauer played the organ and piano for local churches including St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Sacramento.
Mr. Sauer died Jan. 23 from complications from Parkinson's disease. He was 84.
Born in Chico, Mr. Sauer attended St. Elizabeth's Grammar School in Oakland and graduated from St. Anthony's Seminary in Santa Barbara. He was a veteran of the Merchant Marine, serving as a second mate during World War II.
Mr. Sauer worked for Bank of America as a teller, real estate appraiser and bank examiner in the Bay Area and Sacramento before moving to the south shore of Lake Tahoe.
While there, he worked for Tahoe National Bank as a loan officer and assistant vice president and later sold life insurance. Jeslyn Sauer worked as a nurse at Barton Memorial Hospital.
During the '60s, Mr. Sauer was involved in the incorporation of South Lake Tahoe, which became a city in 1965 after two failed attempts in the late '50s and early '60s. The impetus for incorporation, said former City Attorney Dennis Crabb, was a desire to put controls on development in the Tahoe basin, which was experiencing growth pangs from the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley.
Mr. Sauer became a member of South Lake Tahoe's first Planning Commission and later served as chairman.
While serving on the commission, Mr. Sauer was involved in getting the city's power lines placed underground and sought ways to divert the heavy flow of tourist traffic away from the main part of town, his wife said.
As their four children grew older, the Sauers decided it was time to leave the mountains and move to Sacramento, where Mr. Sauer went on to work for Pacific Standard Life Insurance, Inter-Coast Life Insurance, Placer Savings and Loan and Great Western Bank.
In 1986, he retired from First Commercial Bank as vice president of the appraisal department.
A member of E Clampus Vitus for 37 years, Mr. Sauer was known as the "Frolicking Friar." He also was interested in his German heritage and took German language lessons at the Sacramento Turn Verein. Edward Francis Sauer
Born: March 13, 1921 Died: Jan. 23, 2006
Father of Clampers Don and Larry
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