Jack H. Press, a member of Burlington’s Jewish community, died August 4, 2010 at the age of 95. War veteran, father, salesman, tennis player and who knows what else. I knew him for less than a year. Serious honor to know a person who lived so much, even if he couldn’t remember many of the details.
He told me a couple of jokes over the course of our relationship. Can’t remember them. Don’t remember whether they were funny, but he delivered them well.
About a month ago after services, he tried to tell me one he had already told me. Good natured and warm hearted to a fault, he changed the subject to his personal health. The old do that. Whatever he had that was going wrong, I think it may have been his digestion, the Dr. told him there was nothing he could do about it. As he went for his car, he hesitated for a second thinking about where he left it. The car was parked right in front of us.
“I am just amazed that you still drive.”
“Driving is easy,” he said. “Its getting in and out of the car I have trouble with.”
