This week’s Grave of the Week was a fixture of the Exeter community. Jack Elam was born, raised, and passed in Exeter. If something happened in Exeter, Jack was involved. In 1968, he took over the family business, Elam & Sons Painting, which is still in business today. He and his wife raised 5 kids.
Jack enjoyed traveling, going on cruises, hunting, and gardening, just to name a few. He loved to host family and business events at the family party barn. His barbeques would turn into events of their own with 80-100 people in attendance. He was a grill master and loved to entertain.
Jack’s participation in the community ran deep. He served as the State Director for the Visalia Jaycees. He was the president of the Painting and Decorating Association of America, Sequoia Chapter. Jack was the president of the Tulare & Kings County Builders Exchange and started the practice of giving away scholarships to graduating seniors. He owned and operated a home decorating store in downtown Exeter. He served a term on the Exeter Unified School Board of Trustees and was a member of the Exeter Lions Club. He supported Exeter Little League and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.
Jack was very patriotic; he loved his community and his family most of all. Please share your memories of Jack (I’m sure you all have many) and let us remember Jack, and remind his family, that he is not forgotten.
I will start by sharing my memory of Jack. He painted our house and in the little bit of time we knew him, found him to be a wonderful person and enjoyed being around him. We were very saddened when he heard of his passing.
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