FRASIER MOUNTAIN came into my life when he would stop into one of his best friend's office where I worked after he would drop off his granddaughter Ashley at Charlene’s Dance Studio and we would talk about everything under the sun until it was time to pick up Ashley from dance. I really looked forward to his visits. Our grandchildren went to the Methodist Church School Center also and we had a lot in common concerning the love of our town and the history behind it. We also would find ourselves at the same meetings because our interest was the same. He became a great friend and mentor and I discovered his vast collection and knowledge of the people and historical background of all the old time families and how the city became what it is today. He never mind sharing all of this with anyone who asked.
When people moved on or passed, the families would always contact Frasier to be the keeper of their history because they knew he would treasure and keep that information for generations to come.
The love of Genealogy was one of the interests we shared, and when it was time for me to get serious about mine he was the first one I thought of to help me with it. We started with my Father who happened to be 3 years older than Frasier and was also a fighter pilot in WW2, so there lives were parallel. Frasier was generous with his time for people like me who had a need of his knowledge.
Frasier and I spent around 3 to 4 hours a week for about a year sorting out my Father's military records and we went thru my mother’s family history in Hawaii and realized it’s a small world after all. Frasier took the time in entering every page of my Dad’s military records and all of my family’s documents on the computer. What he did for me was priceless and my family and I will be forever grateful for what he did.
We would also talk endlessly of our love for our families, his precious wife Nancy, his daughter Diane, his son Duane and his wonderful granddaughter Ashley. By helping me with my family’s genealogy he felt like he knew all of them, even though he had only met a few.
We have always been friends, even though we didn’t always agree with each other and respected one another always. His warmth, wit, humor, knowledge and love of people and history will live in the lives of people like me for generations to come. I am only one person in thousands that were so blessed to have known him. I love you Frasier and miss you with all my heart.
YOUR BELOVED FRIEND ALWAYS JAN KNOWLES