Professor John W. Zarker

ZARKER, Professor John W. (Jack) Formerly of Winchester, MA, died Sept 12, 2009 in Chapel Hill, NC. Jack Zarker is survived by his wife of 57 years, Katherine Lambeth of Chapel Hill, NC, children Leslie Zarker-Morgan (Rich) of Baltimore, MD, Jean Frisbie (Russell) of Newport, RI, Jeff Zarker (Cindy) of Medfield, MA, Carol Zarker of Durham, NC, and Sallie Hand (Michael) of Maumee, OH, and 7 grandchildren. Jack Zarker was born in Lancaster, PA in 1928. He attended Franklin & Marshall, and received a MA at UNC Chapel Hill. After 3 years as a naval intelligence officer during the Korean War, Jack Zarker earned a PhD at Princeton. He taught at UT, Dartmouth, and Vanderbilt, and in 1971 became the Chairman of the Classics Dept at Tufts. In 1989, Jack moved to NC where he was a Senior Lecturer and student advisor in Classical Studies at Duke. He and Kathy also enjoyed teaching Classical History and Archaeology to seniors and then touring the studied areas. In memory of Jack, donations may be made to the Trustees of Tufts College for the Zarker Classical Award: Karen D'Antuono, Tufts Univ, 80 George St, Medford, MA 02155.