第1个回答 2014-12-20
My father passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2011 at the age of 85. The published obituary was as follows:
Frank W. Fork, 85 of Salisbury passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2011 at Rowan Regional Medical Center. Mr. Fork was born February 5, 1926 in Bairdford PA, the son of late Gertrude Kis and John Fork. At the age of 3 he moved to Pittsburgh PA and resided there until retiring to Salisbury NC in 1989. He married Marie L. Fork in 1957
He was educated at St. Ambrose Catholic grade school, Connely Trade/High School, and graduated from Carnegie Institute of Technology (now known as Carnegie Mellon) with a degree in Electrical Engineering. His career spanned over 40 years with H.H. Robertson Co., as an International Marketing Manager and holding 43 US Patents and 104 Foreign Patents. In 1984 He was recognized by the Patent Law Association of Pittsburgh as the Tri-State Inventor of the Year. Mr. Fork was a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers as well as the Sectional Director of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association. He was also a member of the American Military Engineers (1952), American Rocket Society (1958), Industrial College of the Armed Forces (1969), The Air Force Association, and the Aero Club. He also served on the industry advisory council of the Underwriters Laboratories (Electrical).
He was a WWII veteran in the U.S. Army and later became a Commander of the North Hills Cadet Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol and flew as a pilot of search and rescue missions. He graduated from the Officers Training School at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama and attained the rank of Major.
Since moving to Salisbury he was been a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, serving as an usher, a member of the Golden Opportunity Club, and was on the planning committee for the churches' first Habitat House as well as the committee for the Child Development Center. Mr. Fork also served many years on the Executive Board of Friends of the Library.
Mr. Fork was a 50 years plus member of the Penn Brotherhood Masonic Lodge #635 in Pittsburgh PA, and held dual membership with the Andrew Jackson Masonic Lodge #576. He was a past member of Shriners Syria Temple in Pittsburgh, the Oasis Temple of Charlotte, the Rowan Shrine Club, and the Winston-Salem Scottish Rite of Free Masonry.
He is survived by his wife; Marie L. Fork. Daughter; Margaret Ingle and husband, Robert Ingle and two grandchildren of Lakewood Oh., foster daughter; Kathleen Ponder and husband Dan of Crossville, TN, and sister Dolores Roetter of Fairfield, Conn.
You might wonder why I would be writing "Memories of My Father" when I am not listed as surviving family. The truth is that I am the only child my father ever had. It is clear that my father and his second wife, Marie, wanted their own children. The bridge between being "like a daughter" and the published obituary errors was short and easy bridge to cross.
I'd like to make a special acknowledgement of Powles Funeral Home, Rockwell, NC, the Salisbury Post and Legacy.com for their collective refusal to correct the inaccuracies published and for blocking me from posting a brief message to my father's guest book. Apparently, stating that I was Frank W. Fork's son was in contradiction to what "the family" had conveyed to them and they did not want to "upset the family". Since my Aunt Delores Roetter was the one who advised me of my father's passing, it is relatively easy to narrow down the definition of "the family".
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第2个回答 2014-12-20
Frank W. Fork, 85 of Salisbury passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2011 at Rowan Regional Medical Center. Mr. Fork was born February 5, 1926 in Bairdford PA, the son of late Gertrude Kis and John Fork. At the age of 3 he moved to Pittsburgh PA and resided there until retiring to Salisbury NC in 1989. He married Marie L. Fork in 1957
He was educated at St. Ambrose Catholic grade school, Connely Trade/High School, and graduated from Carnegie Institute of Technology (now known as Carnegie Mellon) with a degree in Electrical Engineering. His career spanned over 40 years with H.H. Robertson Co., as an International Marketing Manager and holding 43 US Patents and 104 Foreign Patents. In 1984 He was recognized by the Patent Law Association of Pittsburgh as the Tri-State Inventor of the Year. Mr. Fork was a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers as well as the Sectional Director of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association. He was also a member of the American Military Engineers (1952), American Rocket Society (1958), Industrial College of the Armed Forces (1969), The Air Force Association, and the Aero Club. He also served on the industry advisory council of the Underwriters Laboratories (Electrical).
He was a WWII veteran in the U.S. Army and later became a Commander of the North Hills Cadet Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol and flew as a pilot of search and rescue missions. He graduated from the Officers Training School at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama and attained the rank of Major.
Since moving to Salisbury he was been a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, serving as an usher, a member of the Golden Opportunity Club, and was on the planning committee for the churches' first Habitat House as well as the committee for the Child Development Center. Mr. Fork also served many years on the Executive Board of Friends of the Library.
Mr. Fork was a 50 years plus member of the Penn Brotherhood Masonic Lodge #635 in Pittsburgh PA, and held dual membership with the Andrew Jackson Masonic Lodge #576. He was a past member of Shriners Syria Temple in Pittsburgh, the Oasis Temple of Charlotte, the Rowan Shrine Club, and the Winston-Salem Scottish Rite of Free Masonry.
He is survived by his wife; Marie L. Fork. Daughter; Margaret Ingle and husband, Robert Ingle and two grandchildren of Lakewood Oh., foster daughter; Kathleen Ponder and husband Dan of Crossville, TN, and sister Dolores Roetter of Fairfield, Conn.
You might wonder why I would be writing "Memories of My Father" when I am not listed as surviving family. The truth is that I am the only child my father ever had. It is clear that my father and his second wife, Marie, wanted their own children. The bridge between being "like a daughter" and the published obituary errors was short and easy bridge to cross.
I'd like to make a special acknowledgement of Powles Funeral Home, Rockwell, NC, the Salisbury Post and Legacy.com for their collective refusal to correct the inaccuracies published and for blocking me from posting a brief message to my father's guest book. Apparently, stating that I was Frank W. Fork's son was in contradiction to what "the family" had conveyed to them and they did not want to "upset the family". Since my Aunt Delores Roetter was the one who advised me of my father's passing, it is relatively easy to narrow down the definition of "the family".