Frederick Carroll Jr.

Frederick Lawrence Carroll, Jr., Passed away on August 15, 2010, at his ranch in Burney, California, after a short battle with cancer. He was 71. Fred was a loving and devoted husband, brother, father, grandfather, and friend. Fred was born April 26, 1939 in San Francisco. He was raised in Hillsborough, CA and attended Hillsborough Grammar School and Menlo School. Fred received his BA from Claremont Men's College and his MBA from Columbia University's School of Business. Upon graduation from Columbia, he moved with his first wife, Charlotte Ford, to San Francisco and worked as a stockbroker for Blythe & Co and then Hambrecht & Quist. He later owned Royal Supply Company, a restaurant supplier. In 1977, he married his wife of 33 years, Christina Engl. For the past 30 years, he was an accomplished investor as sole proprietor of Carroll Investment Company. Fred spent his summers as a teenager on Rising River in Northern California. In 1969, he purchased Black Ranch in Burney, California where he farmed wild rice, alfalfa and horseradish. Fred's love of the West, horses and the outdoors led him to pursue team roping at the age of 65, and he was a major supporter of the Intermountain Junior Rodeo Association. Fred was an avid golfer, duck hunter, skier, tennis player and world traveler. In 1982-83, he was a nationally-ranked squash player. Fred earned his pilot's license in 1979 and served on the board of the JetCenter in San Jose. As a board member of the San Francisco Zoological Society, he was a major fundraiser, leading the charge on the restoration of the zoo's carousel and the lemur forest. Fred was also responsible for the arrival of Kiona and Kachina, the zoo's grizzly bears and spearheaded the building of Grizzly Gulch. He was predeceased by his parents Louise Howard and Frederick Lawrence Carroll, and his stepfather, Charles Howard Jr., the son of Charles Howard, owner of the famed racehorse Seabiscuit. Fred is survived by his wife, Christina E. Carroll; his sister, Jacqueline Carroll Andrew; his daughters, Janet Richardson, Cynthia Carroll and Charlotte Tracy; his seven grandchildren; his stepchildren Kristin Orr, Timothy Orr and Katherine Traina; and his five step-grandchildren. A memorial service will take place at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco on September 16 at 3:00pm. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to: Inter-Mountain Jr. Rodeo Association, P.O. Box 593, Fall River Mills, CA 96028 The San Francisco Zoological Society, 1 Zoo Road San Francisco, CA 94132-1098; (415) 753-7080; www.sfzoo.org