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April 09, 2009
William Baker Fritzsche, a longtime resident of Pacific Palisades and devoted family man, died at home on April 6. He was 78.
The oldest child of Margaret (McBarron) and William N. Fritzsche, Bill was born on May 11, 1930 in Cleveland, Ohio. His family moved to Los Angeles in 1935 when his father went to work for Technicolor. He graduated from Loyola High School and Loyola University of Los Angeles, now known as Loyola Marymount University.
Fritzsche served in the U.S. Army as a high-speed radio operator and married Dolores Jones in 1953. He started a Rayne Water Conditioning franchise in Santa Monica in 1960. His business grew to include Malibu, West Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Long Beach and Palos Verdes. He was very active in the water-conditioning industry, serving on the boards of the Pacific Water Quality Association and the National Water Quality Association.
During his career, he was a member of the Santa Monica Jaycees and the Santa Monica Rotary Club, serving as president of both. He was a member of the Santa Monica College Associates, and served on the board of directors of Santa Monica Bank.
Upon retiring from Rayne, Fritzsche was involved with a number of philanthropic organizations, including the board of The Tidings (the Los Angeles Catholic diocesan newspaper), the audit and finance committees of St. John's Hospital, the Santa Monica Rotary Foundation, and the financial committees of the Sisters of St. Louis and the Sisters of Social Service.
He was a faithful member of Corpus Christi Parish for 53 years.
Besides his wife of 55 years, Fritzsche is survived by seven children, William (married to Jennifer), James (Teresa), Caroline Dooley (Paul), Elizabeth McNamara (Neal), Maria Molloy (David), Thomas (Faye) and Vincent (Jennifer); 16 grandchildren; brother Henry (Kathleen), and sisters Clare Newell (Paul, deceased) and Ann Felando (August).
The family requests that any donations be made to Medicine for Humanity (medicineforhumanity.org).
A funeral Mass will be held this morning at 10 a.m. at Corpus Christi Church.
William Baker Fritzsche, a longtime resident of Pacific Palisades and devoted family man, died at home on April 6. He was 78.
The oldest child of Margaret (McBarron) and William N. Fritzsche, Bill was born on May 11, 1930 in Cleveland, Ohio. His family moved to Los Angeles in 1935 when his father went to work for Technicolor. He graduated from Loyola High School and Loyola University of Los Angeles, now known as Loyola Marymount University.
Fritzsche served in the U.S. Army as a high-speed radio operator and married Dolores Jones in 1953. He started a Rayne Water Conditioning franchise in Santa Monica in 1960. His business grew to include Malibu, West Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Long Beach and Palos Verdes. He was very active in the water-conditioning industry, serving on the boards of the Pacific Water Quality Association and the National Water Quality Association.
During his career, he was a member of the Santa Monica Jaycees and the Santa Monica Rotary Club, serving as president of both. He was a member of the Santa Monica College Associates, and served on the board of directors of Santa Monica Bank.
Upon retiring from Rayne, Fritzsche was involved with a number of philanthropic organizations, including the board of The Tidings (the Los Angeles Catholic diocesan newspaper), the audit and finance committees of St. John's Hospital, the Santa Monica Rotary Foundation, and the financial committees of the Sisters of St. Louis and the Sisters of Social Service.
He was a faithful member of Corpus Christi Parish for 53 years.
Besides his wife of 55 years, Fritzsche is survived by seven children, William (married to Jennifer), James (Teresa), Caroline Dooley (Paul), Elizabeth McNamara (Neal), Maria Molloy (David), Thomas (Faye) and Vincent (Jennifer); 16 grandchildren; brother Henry (Kathleen), and sisters Clare Newell (Paul, deceased) and Ann Felando (August).
The family requests that any donations be made to Medicine for Humanity (medicineforhumanity.org).
A funeral Mass will be held this morning at 10 a.m. at Corpus Christi Church.
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