Alfred "Fritz" Dyer

DYER Alfred "Fritz" Dyer Jr. We honor and cherish the memory of Alfred "Fritz" Dyer Jr, age 71, lifelong resident of New Orleans, Louisiana. He was born November 18, 1940 and entered into eternal rest on June 17, 2012 at his home, in the presence of his beloved wife of 29 years and best friend, Gretchen Dugas Dyer and family members. Preceded in death by his parents, Alfred Dyer Sr. and Virginia Ellis; paternal grandparents Dr. Isadore Dyer, Dean of Tulane Medical School and founder of Carville Leprosy Hospital and Mercedes Percival; maternal grandparents William Edward Ellis, founder of Lawyers Title Insurance, and Gladys Hardin Ellis. Father of Sandra Dyer Champ, Alfred Dyer III and David Edward Dyer; stepfather of Allen Roy Tufts III and Sean Owen Tufts. He will be sadly missed by his eleven grandchildren and one great-granddaughter, who knew him as "PoPo". Survived by his siblings, William Edward Dyer, Mary Virginia Dyer and Eugenie Ellis Dyer. He attended Our Lady of Lourdes, DeLaSalle High School, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from Tulane University, later earning a specialty degree in Maintenance, Planning and System Control. He worked for the Launch Vehicle Branch of The Boeing Corporation and received recognition for "Man on The Moon" The Eagle Has Landed, Apollo 11 mission, and is registered in the Apollo/Saturn 5 Roll of Honor. He was honored to have lunch with the Apollo 11 Astronauts. He was involved with the construction on the Louisiana Superdome and Gondola. He enjoyed many career accomplishments as an inventor and designer. Fritz received the St. Louis Award for his devotion to his Catholic faith and has been a long time parishioner of Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church. Fritz had a lifelong long love for sailing and will always be remembered for his intelligence, fun loving spirit, and his tremendous generosity to all. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a visitation at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd New Orleans, La 70124, on Wednesday June 20, 2012 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church, 3368 Esplanade Avenue New Orleans LA, on Thursday, June 21, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. Visitation at church from 9 a.m. until Mass time. In lieu of flowers family requests Masses and donations to Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church. To view and sign the Family Guest Book, go to www.lakelawnmetairie.com.