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Jack Crosby Dorwin died on april l, 2006 at the age of 79.
A memorial service was held Wednesday, April 5, at the First United Methodist Church in Livingston.
He was born on Dec. 23, 1926 to Harvey and Alice Dorwin in Minneapolis, Minn. His family moved to Los angeles, Calif. in 1929, where he later completed the Los Angeles Public Schools and attended the University of Southern California. He was drafted into World War II in February 1945 and was discharged for reduction of military forces in August 1946.
Mr. Dorwin worked for Lockheed Aircraft Co. and Lockheed Missles and Space Company for 17 years, where he rose from inspector to design engineer, to assistant project manager on the first satellite-borne reconnaissance camera system Corona and was part of the team on the first recovery of a satellite on Aug. ll, 1960. He married Margot Thomas in August of 1959. He was the Republican nominee for California State Assembly in 1968. He left Lockheed at the big layoff in 1968 and went to work as manager of budgets on both Navy and civilian ship contracts at Litton Shipyards in Paseagoula, Miss.
His second career took him from consulting work in Houston to planning management on overseas construction for Arameo and other contractors in Saudi Arabia for five years, and as a senior planner on oil fild development in Indonesia for three years. He and Margot traveled extensively in Europe and Asia.
In 1985, they opened the Paper Clip office supply store in Livingston, liquidated in 1992 after the large discount stores arose.
From 1992 until his death, he worked for Jackson Enterprises in Livingston in several capacities, including chief engineer, developing patented products for the garden industry. He was a faithful member of First United Methodist Church in Livingston, where he taught adult Sunday school and was a member of the Methodist Men. He was president of Nugent's Cove Lot Owners Association from 2000 to 1005, and a past president of the American Cancer Society's Livingston chapter for three years. He was a past member of both the Livingston Lions and Livingston Rotary clubs and ws very active in Post 312 American Legion, where he was service officer and captain of the Honor Guard. He was also known for his letters to the editor of the Polk County Enterprise and for his web site entitled Conservative Woods.
He was preceeded in death by his parents; a sister, Katherine E. Heywood and half-brother, Jean L. Cameron. Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Margot A. Dorwin; son, David Dorwin of Laytonville, Calif.; son and daughter-in-law, Paul and Vivian Dorwin of Beaverton, Ore.; grandsons, Justin and wife Jennifer Dorwin and David Barney, both grandson are in the Marine Corps; one granddaughter, Shannon, wife of David; two great-grandsons, James Robert and William Thomas Dorwin of Oregon; one niece, Helen and her husband Danny Mang of Washington state and many friends throughout Polk County and the nation.
Pace Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.