Jack Lewis Armstrong

LAKE NORMAN - Mr. Jack Lewis Armstrong, 75, of Lake Norman, formerly of Winston-Salem, passed away Thursday morning, April 8, 2004, at Forsyth Medical Center. Jack was born Jan. 29, 1929, in Norfolk, Va., to Jack and Amalie Armstrong. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War and was honorably discharged in 1954. Jack was founder of Armstrong Optical Co. in Winston-Salem, where he lived until moving to Lake Norman in 1979. While in Winston-Salem, he was very active in the Little Theatre and the Jaycees and was a past member of the Twin City Club and the Bermuda Run Country Club. At the time of his death, he was co-owner of The Optical Shop in Cornelius. As a young man, Jack worked in Myrtle Beach, S.C., where he made many wonderful friends. He was a member of the Shaggers Hall of Fame and Living Legends and danced in a shagging exhibition in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. Jack was a longtime member of the Olympic Club, a Winston-Salem social club and the Lake Norman Social Club, all of the members of whom are lifelong friends. Jack is survived by his loving wife, Lynn Cranfill Armstrong; a daughter, Debbie Lipinsky and her husband Tripp; his mother, Amalie Armstrong; a brother, Dan Armstrong and his wife Georganna; and a sister, Nancy Dail and her husband Jim. He had a grandson, Cory Lipinsky; and several nieces and nephews. Jack was preceded in death by his first wife, Betty "Friz" L. Armstrong; his father, Jack Armstrong; a brother, Bobby; and a sister, Mary Wilson. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday April 11, at Vogler's Reynolda Road Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 202 CentrePort Drive, Greensboro, NC 27409 or to the charity of the donor's choice. The family extends deepest appreciation to the staff of Forsyth Medical Center, Sempercare Hospital, and to the many friends who supported us with your care and concern.