. Edward E. Jack
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Age: 51
From: Detroit
Assigned to Commander, Destroyer Squadron 7, homeported in San Diego
Incident: Navy Lt. Cmdr. Edward E. Jack died Jan. 29 of a non-combat-related incident aboard the amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard.
Died: January 29, 2005
Heart attack fells chaplain at sea
By Gidget Fuentes
Times staff writer
SAN DIEGO — Just weeks after participating in the Navy’s tsunami relief efforts in Indonesia, Lt. Cmdr. Edward E. Jack and the crew of the assault ship Bonhomme Richard were heading to their next mission in the Persian Gulf.
But a heart attack felled Jack, 51, a Navy chaplain assigned to the San Diego-based Destroyer Squadron 7, according to his family.
“His role was in comforting the sailors and Marines,” his wife, Jean Jack, told The Detroit News.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Murphy Canyon Chapel, which is located at 3200 Santo Road in San Diego.
“Chaplain Jack exemplified an unwavering commitment to Scripture and to service to the men and women of the sea services,” said Cmdr. Mark Steiner, a Lutheran chaplain with Amphibious Group 3 in San Diego and a longtime friend of Jack’s. “He will be dearly...
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Prayers & Messages
I am 51 and I know each day is gravy as I put myself at risk in other ways different from the stresses you endured. I am glad you passed over in a natural way and did not have to face capture or worse. May you rest in peace and may you family be comforted by God in that you died like so many of us will....of natural causes. Thank you for your comforting of our soldiers. I wish I had the guts.
Sincerely,
Mary