- Date Of Birth: March 30, 1925
- Date Of Death: March 25, 2015
- State: Idaho
Captain Jack G. Fisher, USNR (ret), 89, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 in Meridian, ID.
Jack was born in Olathe, Colorado on March 30, 1925, the son of John L. (Jack) and Juanita Fisher, and grew up on the family farm and cattle ranch in western Colorado. Jack enlisted in the Navy shortly after graduating from Olathe High School and flew in Douglas SBD and Consolidated PBY Catalina planes during WWII. After the war, Jack remained in the Navy Seabee reserves, retiring at the rank of Captain. Jack graduated from Colorado State University as a civil engineer in 1950. He specialized in the construction of dams and fish ladders and worked all over the west from Hungry Horse Dam in Montana to Pelton Dam in Oregon. In 1959, Jack went to work for the Idaho Fish and Game as their fisheries engineer, overseeing multiple projects including the construction of the Dagger Falls fish ladder on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. An environmental engineer before the term was coined, Jack later worked for NOAA on the entirety of the Alaska pipeline construction ensuring the protection of wildlife and fish.
Jack and his wife Karen settled in Meridian in 1995. Jack had a passion for flying and was a past president of the Alaska Airmen’s Association. With Karen, Jack’s zest for adventure and new friends continued as they traveled the world, making many lifelong friends.
A cowboy pilot at heart, he will be sorely missed by his loving wife Karen, her daughter, Faerthen (Jeff) Brown, her sons, Bruce Felix and Joe Felix, and grandchildren, Sierra and Rhane Felix. Jack’s love of the outdoors was passed on to his children who survive him: Judi Fisher, John Fisher, Jaci (Ray) Eiquihua and Janet (Tom) Parenteau; his grandchildren: Kirsten (Derek) MacDicken, John (Ronda) Lindsay and David (Amber) Eiquihua, and 6 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister Barbara Showalter and 3 nephews, and his godson Kazuki Watanabe of Japan.
