 | Born: Sep 9th, 1925, Queens NY |
| Baptized, Methodist Church |
| One Sister Ruth, one brother August Jr. died at 1yr old |
| Poly Technical HS |
| Boy Scout Leader |
| World War II, Enlisted 1943 - Oct 1946
Army Infantry, Fought in Germany
First Scout, Sergeant, Awarded Bronze Star
Medal for Bravery in
combat |
| Met Wife (Emmy) in Kassel, Germany after War ended. Feb 1946 |
| Returned to USA Oct 1946, Proposed through the mail. Feb 1947 |
| Emmy came to US 12/11/1947 |
| Married in USA: Emmy Ewald, Jan 24th, 1948 |
| Lived in Queens with Parents for 1 year |
| Moved to an apartment in Woodhaven, Queens, NY |
| College: Poly Technic Institute of Brooklyn
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, June 13, 1951 |
| Business J. A. Grenzig & Son, Electrical Contractors.
J. is Grandfather John, A is Father August, Al worked for his father |
| Children: Susan, July 1951; Edward, Aug 1953; Linda, May 1959 |
| Moved to Home (3 bedroom ranch) in Wantagh, NY 1958
cost $18,000, 1/4 acre, 3564 Summer Dr. |
| Cub Scout Cub Master 1965-66 |
| Roundtable Commissioner 1966 |
| Assistant Scout Master 1967-68 |
| Took over business J. A. Grenzig & Son Inc., 1967
Licensed Electrical Contactors
2764 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, NY |
| First VAC alone with Emmy, 1968 to Bermuda, 20 year anniversary |
| Partner in Durite Associates Inc., General Contracting Business
worked simultaneously with JA Grenzig & Son. |
| Masonic Lodge (Wantagh) Master Mason , Worshipful Master 1976 |
| Heart Attack, Quadruple Bypass 1989, age 64 |
| Grand Kids 7 |
| Worked American Museum of Natural History
Supervisor of Electrical Maintenance, Started Summer 1983 |
| 50th Wedding Anniversary, Jan
24th, 1998 |
| Never Retired, Planned for March 2000 |
| Pancreatic Cancer, abt Nov 1998, diagnosed March 1999 |
| Died: May 10th, 1999 at home in Wantagh NY, Hospice Care |
| Buried Calverton National Cemetery, Sec 26, Calverton, NY |
| Hobbies
Writing Poems for Special Occasions
Coin Collecting, Stamp Collecting, Old Tool Collecting
Family History |
