Jack
mike lazarchuk
Jack Stark told his
Family he wanted to be
Fishing when he died,
Hopefully with a fish
On his line.
Tuesday, May 15th, 1990,
Jack Stark, a retired
Cab driver collapsed
In his boat shortly
After hooking a fish
On Lake Erie off
Bolles Harbor, south of
Monroe, Michigan
Ted Wixom, a companion
Came to his assistance,
Hailing two other
Fishermen in a
Nearby boat who
Turned out to be
Paramedics from Flint,
Each trying his best
To revive him.
Jack Stark was DOA
At Mercy Hospital
In Monroe, the cause
Of death listed as
Massive heart attack.
A tall, barrel-chested man,
Jack Stark drove yellow cab
For 27 years, retiring in 1982
To a life of serious fishing.
He had many “fish stories”
He’d willingly spin to
Buddies who told of
His prowess with a
Scaling knife and the
Knack he had for
Filleting a fish.
“He was a good bowler too,”
Recalled Phil Martin who
Bowled with Jack in a league.
“Some of his teams even won championships.”
