Passion for golf, bowling drove WWII hero
By Fernando Quintero, Rocky Mountain News
July 25, 2007
Even after two knee replacements and a war injury, Jack James DeGeorge made his third hole in one at age 80.
A natural athlete, he lettered in baseball at Manual High School in Denver and received numerous awards for his golfing ability. An avid bowler, he was also inducted into the Denver Bowlers Hall of Fame in 1979.
The longtime Denver resident died July 19. The cause of death was unknown. He was 82.
Mr. DeGeorge was attending the University of Denver when he was drafted into the Army in 1942. He earned a Purple Heart with a cluster and a Bronze Star for his heroism at Omaha Beach in Normandy, where he suffered a shrapnel wound to the stomach.
After the war, he tried out as a catcher for what was then the St. Louis Browns, now the Baltimore Orioles, but his war injury prevented him from pursuing his dream to be a baseball star.
Instead, he went into the transfer and storage business with his father. The business was in what is now the Auraria campus in downtown Denver. He later moved it to Montbello.
In his spare time, Mr. DeGeorge worked on his golf game and became a director at Meadow Hills when it was a private golf club in the 1960s and '70s. He won club championships in 1964 and 1965.
His other love was bowling, and he ran a professional bowling shop at Holiday Lanes in Lakewood from 1999 to 2004.
"He was always helping people, whether it was with their bowling or just giving advice. His favorite saying was, 'No extra charge for advice,'" said his son, Mark DeGeorge.
His daughter, Diane Loughlin, of Denver, said it was his "heart of gold" people will remember most.
"He was friendly to strangers. He always had a smile on his face. He was one of the most loving persons you would ever meet," she said.
Survivors include his sons Gary, of Denver, Mark, of Arvada, daughter Diane Loughlin, of Denver, and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Fort Logan Cemetery, Staging Area A. All donations in his honor are asked to be made to the donor's favorite charity.
By Fernando Quintero, Rocky Mountain News
July 25, 2007
Even after two knee replacements and a war injury, Jack James DeGeorge made his third hole in one at age 80.
A natural athlete, he lettered in baseball at Manual High School in Denver and received numerous awards for his golfing ability. An avid bowler, he was also inducted into the Denver Bowlers Hall of Fame in 1979.
The longtime Denver resident died July 19. The cause of death was unknown. He was 82.
Mr. DeGeorge was attending the University of Denver when he was drafted into the Army in 1942. He earned a Purple Heart with a cluster and a Bronze Star for his heroism at Omaha Beach in Normandy, where he suffered a shrapnel wound to the stomach.
After the war, he tried out as a catcher for what was then the St. Louis Browns, now the Baltimore Orioles, but his war injury prevented him from pursuing his dream to be a baseball star.
Instead, he went into the transfer and storage business with his father. The business was in what is now the Auraria campus in downtown Denver. He later moved it to Montbello.
In his spare time, Mr. DeGeorge worked on his golf game and became a director at Meadow Hills when it was a private golf club in the 1960s and '70s. He won club championships in 1964 and 1965.
His other love was bowling, and he ran a professional bowling shop at Holiday Lanes in Lakewood from 1999 to 2004.
"He was always helping people, whether it was with their bowling or just giving advice. His favorite saying was, 'No extra charge for advice,'" said his son, Mark DeGeorge.
His daughter, Diane Loughlin, of Denver, said it was his "heart of gold" people will remember most.
"He was friendly to strangers. He always had a smile on his face. He was one of the most loving persons you would ever meet," she said.
Survivors include his sons Gary, of Denver, Mark, of Arvada, daughter Diane Loughlin, of Denver, and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Fort Logan Cemetery, Staging Area A. All donations in his honor are asked to be made to the donor's favorite charity.
Passion for golf, bowling drove WWII hero
By Fernando Quintero, Rocky Mountain News
July 25, 2007
Even after two knee replacements and a war injury, Jack James DeGeorge made his third hole in one at age 80.
A natural athlete, he lettered in baseball at Manual High School in Denver and received numerous awards for his golfing ability. An avid bowler, he was also inducted into the Denver Bowlers Hall of Fame in 1979.
The longtime Denver resident died July 19. The cause of death was unknown. He was 82.
Mr. DeGeorge was attending the University of Denver when he was drafted into the Army in 1942. He earned a Purple Heart with a cluster and a Bronze Star for his heroism at Omaha Beach in Normandy, where he suffered a shrapnel wound to the stomach.
After the war, he tried out as a catcher for what was then the St. Louis Browns, now the Baltimore Orioles, but his war injury prevented him from pursuing his dream to be a baseball star.
Instead, he went into the transfer and storage business with his father. The business was in what is now the Auraria campus in downtown Denver. He later moved it to Montbello.
In his spare time, Mr. DeGeorge worked on his golf game and became a director at Meadow Hills when it was a private golf club in the 1960s and '70s. He won club championships in 1964 and 1965.
His other love was bowling, and he ran a professional bowling shop at Holiday Lanes in Lakewood from 1999 to 2004.
"He was always helping people, whether it was with their bowling or just giving advice. His favorite saying was, 'No extra charge for advice,'" said his son, Mark DeGeorge.
His daughter, Diane Loughlin, of Denver, said it was his "heart of gold" people will remember most.
"He was friendly to strangers. He always had a smile on his face. He was one of the most loving persons you would ever meet," she said.
Survivors include his sons Gary, of Denver, Mark, of Arvada, daughter Diane Loughlin, of Denver, and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Fort Logan Cemetery, Staging Area A. All donations in his honor are asked to be made to the donor's favorite charity.
By Fernando Quintero, Rocky Mountain News
July 25, 2007
Even after two knee replacements and a war injury, Jack James DeGeorge made his third hole in one at age 80.
A natural athlete, he lettered in baseball at Manual High School in Denver and received numerous awards for his golfing ability. An avid bowler, he was also inducted into the Denver Bowlers Hall of Fame in 1979.
The longtime Denver resident died July 19. The cause of death was unknown. He was 82.
Mr. DeGeorge was attending the University of Denver when he was drafted into the Army in 1942. He earned a Purple Heart with a cluster and a Bronze Star for his heroism at Omaha Beach in Normandy, where he suffered a shrapnel wound to the stomach.
After the war, he tried out as a catcher for what was then the St. Louis Browns, now the Baltimore Orioles, but his war injury prevented him from pursuing his dream to be a baseball star.
Instead, he went into the transfer and storage business with his father. The business was in what is now the Auraria campus in downtown Denver. He later moved it to Montbello.
In his spare time, Mr. DeGeorge worked on his golf game and became a director at Meadow Hills when it was a private golf club in the 1960s and '70s. He won club championships in 1964 and 1965.
His other love was bowling, and he ran a professional bowling shop at Holiday Lanes in Lakewood from 1999 to 2004.
"He was always helping people, whether it was with their bowling or just giving advice. His favorite saying was, 'No extra charge for advice,'" said his son, Mark DeGeorge.
His daughter, Diane Loughlin, of Denver, said it was his "heart of gold" people will remember most.
"He was friendly to strangers. He always had a smile on his face. He was one of the most loving persons you would ever meet," she said.
Survivors include his sons Gary, of Denver, Mark, of Arvada, daughter Diane Loughlin, of Denver, and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Fort Logan Cemetery, Staging Area A. All donations in his honor are asked to be made to the donor's favorite charity.
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