Fredric C. Menz

MENZ, Fredric C. A memorial service for Fredric C. Menz, 62, of Leary Rd. Colton, NY was held TODAY. Mr. Menz died Sunday (April 23, 2006) at the Canton Potsdam Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Elaeanor B. Menz of Colton, two sons: Christian R. and his wife, Amy Menz, of Rochester, NY, Jonathon Menz, of Schenectady, NY, a daughter, Carolyn R. Menz and her husband, Adam Sawyer, of South Orange, NJ, a brother, William P. and his wife, Susan Menz, of Harpswell, ME; a sister, Kathleen Cox, of Shaker Heights, OH; and two grandchildren. Mr. Menz was born in Cleveland, OH, on Oct. 10, 1943, the son of Paul and Janet (Rackliffe) Menz. He graduated from Newington High school, in Newington, in 1961. He furthered his education at Rockford College, Rockford, IL, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in econonmics degree in 1965. In 1970 he earned his Ph.D. of economics from the University of Virginia. He married Eleanor Bell on Jan. 2, 1977, at the Trinity Episcopal Church, Fishkill, NY. Mr. Menz worked as a professor of economics at Clarkson University from 1974 to the present, he was also a nonresident scholar at the Center for International Climate and Environmental Research in Oslo, Norway since 2003. He was a member of the New York Maple Producers Association and the New York Forest Owners Association. Memorial contributions may be made to the Fred Menz Endowment, Clarkson University, P.O. Box 5522, Potsdam, NY 13676