Frank P. Jay
Frank Peter Jay, 95, a 75-year resident of Port Washington, Long Island, New York died there at his home on Monday, Feb. 27, 2017 with his wife of 75 years, Jayne Charles Jay at his side.
A lifelong summer resident of North River in the Adirondack Mountains, Frank will be buried there in the family plot in North River this summer.
Writer, poet, educator, lexicographer and all around bon vivant, Frank was a professor of English at Fordham University for 46 years.
Father of nine: Jennifer (Wally), Christopher (Robin), Alison (Stan), Angela (Edward), Jonathan (Frayda), Melissa (Jonathon), Bryan (Kathleen), Nicole (Charlie, deceased), Matthew (Jennifer May), Frank also had 17 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He will be missed by all.
The following is an obituary written by Frank himself some years ago:
“Jay, Frank P. of Port Washington and North River, N.Y. died on (date of knock-off). Husband of Jayne Charles Jay and father of J, C, A, A, J, M, B, N and M, he taught English at Fordham University for 46 years and was also a lexicographer and editor for Funk & Wagnalls, the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers and Reader’s Digest. A writer of many articles and short stories, he served with the USAAF during World War II.
“Instead of flowers, please buy a drink for some deserving drunk.”