Frederick Harold Booth, Jr

1921 - 2012  (90 years)

• Name	Frederick Harold Booth
  Suffix	Jr
  Born	5 Oct 1921	Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1 Jun 1925	Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States   [1]
  Census	9 Apr 1940	East Orange, Essex, New Jersey, United States   [2]
  Occupation	Between 1954 and 1988	Maplewood, , New Jersey, United States   [3]
  	physical education teacher and coach
  Residence	Aft 1988	Kitty Hawk, , North Carolina, United States   [3]
  Died	13 Feb 2012	Charlotte, Mecklenbury, North Carolina, United States   [3, 4]
  Obituary	26 Feb 2012	Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States   [3]
  	Newark Star-Ledger
  	Obituary Frederick H. Booth was born on Oct. 5, 1921, in Southold, Long Island, N.Y. He was a 13-pound baby, and he remained larger than life until his death in Charlotte, N.C., on Feb. 13, 2012. A memorial service will be held in Kitty Hawk, N.C., at the Methodist Church on March 30 at 2 p.m. An event in Fred's honor will take place in Maplewood, N..J. in May. After high school in Southold, N.Y., Fred attended Middlebury College in Vermont, where he met his first wife, Marion Thompson. His education was interrupted by World War II, during which he served in the Army Air Corps as a staff sergeant, leading recruits in physical training. He was studying to be a radioman when the war ended. After the war, he returned to school to Springfield College in Massachusetts, from which he graduated and attained his master's degree in physical education. He taught physical education at Trinity College in Connecticut for six years, coaching football, basketball and baseball. The family then moved to Maplewood, N.J., in 1954. Fred taught physical education at Columbia High School for 34 years, coached basketball and football and umpired high school and college baseball games. He demonstrated and taught platform diving at the Maplewood Community Pool, fearlessly performing his signature hand-stand dive for the final time at the age of 65. Fred married his second wife, Faith Crowley, in 1982. Upon retiring in 1988, they moved to Kitty Hawk, N.C., where Fred could live near and swim in his beloved ocean. He was known and admired by many people, and he was good at every sport he ever tried. He was a happy man, full of fun, daring to attempt anything he set his mind to. Fred was a very loving father, grandfather, and husband and was deeply loved by all his family. He is survived by his wife, Faith, of Kitty Hawk, N.C.; his children, Barbara; Doug and his wife, Victoria, and Jim of Washington State, and his precious and beloved grandchildren, Lily, Magnolia, and Keely of Washington State. He is also survived by his stepchildren, Grace of Seattle, Andrea of Connecticut, Patti of Colorado and Mike of Charlotte, N.C.and step-grandchildren, Jack, Clare, and Finn of Connecticut, and Chloe and Sophie of Colorado. Fred is to be inducted into the Columbia High School Hall of Fame in May 2012. Memorials in Fred's honor may be sent to the Fred Booth Athletic Scholarship Fund, Columbia High School, 17 Parker Ave., Maplewood, N.J. 07040.
  Person ID	I67627	Arthur - Research
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2013

  
  

  Father	Frederick Harold Booth,   b. 6 Nov 1896, Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States ,   d. 29 Jun 1981, Willsboro, , New York, United States  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Eunice Charlotte Miller Strang,   b. 10 Mar 1904, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States ,   d. 3 Mar 1971, Washington, , District of Columbia, United States  (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F12541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Marion Thompson
  Children	1. Barbara Booth   2. Doug Booth   3. Jim Booth
  Family ID	F24685	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Faith Crowley
  Family ID	F24687	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Oct 1921 - Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States Census - 1 Jun 1925 - Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States Census - 9 Apr 1940 - East Orange, Essex, New Jersey, United States Occupation - physical education teacher and coach - Between 1954 and 1988 - Maplewood, , New Jersey, United States Residence - Aft 1988 - Kitty Hawk, , North Carolina, United States Died - 13 Feb 2012 - Charlotte, Mecklenbury, North Carolina, United States Obituary - Newark Star-Ledger - 26 Feb 2012 - Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Frederick Harold Booth (1921-2012) Frederick Harold Booth ( 1921 - 2012 ), son of Eunice Charlotte Miller Strang ( 1904 - 1971 ) and Frederick Harold Booth ( 1896 - 1981 ), married first Marion Thompson and second Faith Crowley.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2817] Census: 1925, NY State (ancestry.com), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 10; Assembly District: 01; City: Southold; County: Suffolk; Page: 10. [S2763] Census: 1940, United States (Ancestry.com), Census Place: East Orange, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: T627_2331; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 7-82. [S695] Obituaries: General, Frederick Booth, Newark Star-Ledger, 26 Feb 2012. [S677] Vital Stats: Social Security Death Index, Frederick Booth. Social Security Death Index Name: Frederick H Booth Born: 5 Oct 1921 Died: 13 Feb 2012 State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951)