Augustus Jack Grenzebach died peacefully in his sleep on June 21, 2017 in Seminole. Survived by wife, Fran and 2 sons, Philip and Keith. Also, two grandsons, Kevin and Jacob and a granddaughter April (Austin) and three great-grandchildren, Ava, Tucker and Oliver.
Jack was born in Birmingham, AL. His mother was Lillian Grace and father Augustus John Grenzeback. His Great-grandfather was first cousin to Vice-president Charles G. Dawes, who served from 1925 til 1929 under Calvin Coolidge. Jack's Great-great-grandfather rode with Paul Revere to warn the people in Concord and Boston that the British were coming. Also his Great-grandfather was a brick mason and artist, and painted the fret work in gold leaf at the Vanderbilt Mansion in Ashville.
Jack joined the US Navy after graduating High School at 17 years of age. He spent the next 20 years in California, Italy, Japan, Bethesda MD, Bainbridge MD, were we met, and Norfolk VA, and finally last duty station was Jacksonville, FL. Upon his discharge he had been hired by Strassenberg Pharmacuticals as a medical consultant to doctors and hospitals and was sent to St. Petersburg. We moved here March 15, 1965 and he spent the next 25 years before retiring in 1990. Then he found the dream job of his life. At Seminole United Methodist Church, he was selected to run the men's Thrift Shop where they sold tools, appliances, funiture, etc. and the joy of meeting people from all over the US and Canada.
So in closing he would want to say "Thank You" for the memories. He has had a happy and rewarding life and we look forward to our next meeting in Heaven.