John Duffus "Jack" WEISS

WEISS, John "Jack" Duffus died in his home in Tucson, Arizona on March 4, 2017. Jack was born in El Paso, Texas February 2, 1925 and attended El Paso High, Texas College of Mines (Now UTEP) and received his BSEE in February 1945 at UNM, while in the Navy V-12 program. After three years of active duty, Jack started his career in El Paso as a sales engineer and married Nancy Kuhn in 1949. The couple moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico and then in 1953 to Los Angeles where Jack began a long career with Zinsco Electrical Products, raising his family in Sun Gold, Whittier CA. In 1965, Zinsco acquired Frank Adam Electric and sent Jack to St. Louis as its President. Zinsco sold to GTE in 1974 and Jack became President of TG Bancshares, in 1979 he became President of Midwestern Joist managing its sale in 1983. Jack completed his career as President of General Metal Products. In retirement Jack enjoyed tennis, golf and travel. His passion was genealogy building a family tree of over 5000 relatives tracing some family lines back to 800 A.D. As a result he became a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, a Baron of the Magna Charta Society and a member of the Huguenot Society. Jack was a licensed professional engineer, member of the VFW, YPO-49'er and the Heritage Foundation's President's Club. Jack is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Nancy; two sons, Richard Trent Weiss and Stephen Duffus Weiss; two grandchildren, Kimberley Hosking and Braden Weiss and four great-grandchildren, Evelyn, Claire, Locke and Dashel Hosking. The Memorial Service and interment will be in Santa Barbara, California at a future date. Memorial Contributions can be made to: Mount Vernon Ladies Association, www.mountvernon.org or SAR www.sarfoundation.org.