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Fred E. West, Jr.
 April
5, 1936 —
January 15, 1999
Rotarian Fred E. West, Jr.,
died on Friday, January 15,
1999, after a long battle
with cancer. He will be
remembered with affection
and respect for his brave
struggle.
Fred joined our Club in
1982, having been a member,
previously, of the
Winston-Salem Rotary Club,
1973-80. Fred was a Paul
Harris Fellow and a
contributing member of our
Glad to Be Alive club.
Fred grew up in Camden,
S.C., where he met and
married his childhood
sweetheart and wife of 40
years, Jean Parker. The
Wests had three sons; two
are engineers and one a
teacher at Myers Park High
School.
Following graduation from
Clemson University in 1958,
Fred joined Duke Power
Company (Duke Energy),
retiring after 37 years in
1995 as regional vice
president, responsible for
600,000 customers in
Charlotte and surrounding
areas.
A Civil War buff, Fred liked
to read about the war and
take trips to battlefields.
He liked to play golf
(handicap unknown) at Myers
Park Country Club.
Fred embodied the object and
spirit of Rotary, serving
many community
organizations: The Relatives
(chairman). Goodwill
Industries (chairman).
Charlotte Chamber
(director). United Way (vice
chairman). He was an officer
of Sharon Presbyterian
Church.
We express our love and
sympathy to Jean and sons. A
memorial gift is being made
in Fred's name to our
student loan fund. |
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