Jack Norman Freese

My condolences to Tomi and Jack's sons. I am just now learning of his passing. My fiance and I were planning on inviting him and Tomi to our wedding in November. I wish I had stopped by to say hello when we were in West Palm for Christmas.

I grew up on Seville road where my grandma lived adjacent to Jack and Tomi. I would come over all the time as a kid to bother Jack and have him show me things like his telescope or a magic trick. And my sister would come over to bother Tomi and learn how to bake from her, lol. He is the one that got me interested in astronomy and soon after he showed me how to use one I got my own telescope.

He was a great person, and will be missed dearly.

So sorry to just learn of Jack's passing. We worked together at WIRK in 1964. He introduced me to his wife's sister and we got married in '65. Jack and I have been friends all these years. He was a most interesting fellow. I visited with him a couple years ago after his stroke. Although in a wheelchair, his mind was still sharp as a tack and he could recall the past with no problem. Condolences to Tomi, Scott and Mark.
John Thacker

Jack, we go back to the early '70s when we worked at WEAT AM and FM radio. 2000 we became members of the SOB (Senile Old Broadcasters) group in Palm Beach County. In 2001 you got me a job as a Roman soldier in the Opera Norma at the kravis center in Palm Beach. I even got paid but would have done it for nothing. You will be forever missed at our luncheons. May God bless you my friend.

Jack, I remember your wry sense of humor and steady work as a professional newsman anchoring the late news at WPTV when I
anchored weekends and local news breaks during the Today Show.
You join a cavalcade of memorable personalities that include Buck
Kinnard, Tony Glen, Jim Mueller, Bill Gordon and other television
pioneers, all familiar faces to West Palm Beach viewers in the early seventies. Mike Keen, Palm City