IF THE MEASURE OF A MAN IS HOW FULLY HE LIVED, JOHN "JACK" FEITEN SET THE BAR PRETTY HIGH. AN AVID GOLFER, BOWLER,SKIER AND SAILOR, AND A DEVOTED HUSBAND AND FATHER OF NINE, HE WAS ACTIVE IN HIS CHURCH AND HAD MANY GREAT FRIENDSHIPS. HE MADE AN INDELIBLE MARK ON EVERYONE WHO KNEW HIM, ONE WE'LL NEVER FORGET.

BORN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1927, IN DETROIT, JACK ATTENDED ST. MARY'S OF REDFORD. HE THEN STUDIED MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT, WHERE HE GRADUATED NEAR THE TOP OF HIS CLASS. HE SERVED IN THE NAVY AND WORKED IN THE NAVY POST OFFICE BEFORE PUTTING HIS CONSIDERABLE STAMP ON THE BUSINESS WORLD. AFTER WORKING FOR GENERAL MOTORS, HE BOUGHT AND SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF H. E. LENNON INC., BECOMING ONE OF THE FIRST PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTORS IN THE COUNTRY FOR SWAGELOK. HE GREW THE BUSINESS FROM HIS BASEMENT TO SEVERAL OFFICES, PRESIDING OVER MIDLAND VALVE AND FITTING AS WELL. AFTER 35 YEARS AND MUCH SUCCESS, HE SOLD THE COMPANY TO TWO OF HIS SONS.

OUTSIDE OF WORK, WHETHER WATCHING MICHIGAN FOOTBALL, LISTENING TO JAZZ ON THE DECK, VACATIONING IN MARCO ISLAND AT HIS SECOND HOME, OR SKIING WITH HIS FAMILY AT BOYNE MOUNTAIN, JACK WAS A GOOD, FUN LOVING GUY WHO EMBRACED A LIFE OUTDOORS AND HIS ROLE AS A PATRIARCH.

JACK FEITEN DIED ON JULY 3, 2017, AT THE AGE OF 89. HE IS SURVIVED BY JANE FEITEN, HIS WIFE OF 67 YEARS, AS WELL AS HIS CHILDREN KERRY (SUE) FEITEN, DAN (LESLIE) FEITEN, CAROL (DON) CERVIN, MAUREEN DORAN, PAUL (FRANK COPPOLA) FEITEN, JANET (PAUL) GINGELL, TOM (SABRINA) FEITEN, KATHLEEN (KEVIN) ANDERSON. DELIGHTED GRAND FATHER OF 19 GRANDCHILDREN AND 8 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN. BROTHER TO JIM (MARILYN) FEITEN AND TOM (PAM) FEITEN. WE'LL MISS YOU, JACK.

FAMILY WILL RECEIVE GUESTS THURSDAY JULY 6TH FROM 2-9PM WITH A 7:30PM SCRIPTURE SERVICE AT
THAYER-ROCK FUNERAL HOME, 33603 GRAND RIVER AVE, FARMINGTON, 48335.

A FUNERAL MASS WILL BE HELD FRIDAY AT 10AM, INSTATE 9:30AM, AT
OUR LADY OF SORROWS CATHOLIC CHURCH, 23815 POWER RD., FARMINGTON MI 48336.

IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, YOU ARE WELCOME TO DONATE TO CAPUCHIN SOUP KITCHEN,
1820 Mt. ELLIOTT ST., DETROIT, MI 48207-3485.