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Carl Bjork

Fayetteville, New York

1926 - 2022

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Carl Robert Bjork October 15, 2022 Carl Robert Bjork, 95, passed peacefully with his family at his side, at St. Joseph's Hospital on October 15, 2022. Born in Fayetteville, New York, Carl was delivered at home by his father during a blizzard on December 22, 1926. Carl's entry into this life...

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Sharon (class of 75) & Family, so sorry to hear of your loss. My best memory of coach was at Moses Dewitt when he started the lacrosse program. Back in the days when you used wooden sticks with leather webbing. He had lasting memories for those of us that knew him.

Condolences to Janeen, Sharon and Jim. I remember many evenings after games and Carl would join some parents, Middletons, Corentes, Massas, Alois, Stachs, and others to talk about the game and big plays. He was a positive influence and his mind was sharper than anyone's. God bless.

So many fond memories of Carl, an unbelievable individual who obviously had a profound impact on all his football players and others who knew him well. He had an incredible mind, strategic thinker and detailed planner. Starting in seventh grade he worked on developing future Red Rams by playing football in his gym classes! Carl always played quarterback and ran circles around those chasing after him. Strategic thinker, always using trick plays to outsmart the opposition, including the...

What a great man...playing football at JD for coach back in the 60's gave me lasting memories as well teaching me the meaning of teamwork. I hope he knew his positive impact on people he touched and the effect it had on their lives.

Carl was not only a great coach in several different sports but he also served as a mentor and friend to many of us who had the privilege to have played for him over the years. Thanks Carl

Janeen, Sharon and Jim, so sorry to hear of Coach Bjork's passing. He and your mom were great people who touched many lives at J-D. To this day, I smile when I think of Monday film sessions and Coach Bjork's narration.

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To Janeen, Sharon and Jim. I was truly saddened to hear of the passing of your dad. It was an honor for me to have known and been coached by the best of the best. I have so many memories, especially the time he washed my mouth out with soap for swearing in the locker room after he told me to stop. Notwithstanding, he still gave me an opportunity to play a game I always dreamed of playing, taught me to be a better person and helped me become Captain and MVP of the 1967-68 Northern Division...