Memorial Service, 11AM Wed. 8 June 2005

The memorial service is 11AM on Wednesday, 8 June 2005, at the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church at 14175 Cornell Road, right across the street from Sunset High School. It's a short drive from the Sunset Transit Center for those who wish to carpool, or the 89-Tanasborne scheduled to leave the Sunset TC at 10:33, should arrive at the church at 10:44.

Oregonian Obit.

Obituary notice from the Oregonian, 02 Jun 2005. 

A service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 2, 2005, in Willamette National Cemetery for Fred B. Torck, who died May 30 at age 58.

Mr. Torck was born April 19, 1947, in Portland and was raised in New York City. He graduated from Pennsylvania State University and served in the Air Force and continued in the Oregon Air National Guard for 24 years after moving to Beaverton in 1979. He was an electronics engineer for Oeco and Celestica.

Survivors include his mother, Joyce; brother, Warren; and sister, Gloria Chromiak.

Remembrances to Prince of Peace Lutheran Church. Arrangements by Pegg Paxson & Springer.

More convention photos

Dining al fresco, with John Lorentz & Ruth Sachter, 1999. 



Brewski, Hospitality, 1990. 



Orycon Hospitality, date unknown. 

Fred vs Mattzilla at 2004 PORSFiS Picnic

Round I 




Round II 




Round III 

O-13 ConCom Photo

John Lorentz provided this, and said "Here's an OryCon 13 Committee photo, showing Fred surrounded by friends, doing what he enjoyed the most."


Orycon 13 Convention Committe 

Fred's standing in the back, at left, wearing a cowboy hat. Click on the photo to zoom in.

TSgt Fred B. Torck, Oregon ANG

In uniform





In uniform, profile view. 

Graveside Service, Thursday 02 Jun

Fred's graveside service was at 2 pm, Thursday, 2 June 2005 at Willamette National Cemetery, located at 11800 SE Mount Scott Blvd, Portland, OR 97266 (Tel. 503.273.5250).

Viewing

Open viewing was at the Pegg Paxson & Springer Funeral Home, 4675 SW Watson Ave., Beaverton, OR 97005 between 4pm and 8 pm, Wednesday, 1 June 2005 (tel. 503.644.1176).

The 142nd Fighter Wing

Fred was a Technical Sergeant in the 142nd Fighter Wing of the Oregon Air National Guard, assigned to the 142nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.

The Air Force Enlisted Rank Force Structure web page at About.Com describes the rank this way:

TSgts hold a 7-skill level and are qualified to perform highly complex technical duties in addition to providing supervision. They are responsible for the career development of all enlisted personnel under their supervision. They must obtain maximum performance from each subordinate and ensure the product or service is of the quality necessary for total mission effectiveness. TSgts will continuously strive to broaden and perfect their professional expertise and supervisory techniques. The official term of address is technical sergeant or sergeant. The average Air Force wide active duty time for promotion to the rank of Technical Sergeant is 14 years.

FRED.DOC

From Auntie Linda's Guide to Convention Running.

FRED.DOC

Fred

Talk to Fred.

Fred is Fred Torck. Fred does all kinds of miscellaneous things that don't fall into any category. Fred has built carts for our office supplies, registration computers, and art show panels. The art show carts double as shelves in the art show itself. He has done work at our storage garages.

Fred stays up and changes tapes for the video people, babysits the night office. He entertains the committee kids when we're desperate, and shows up at just the right time with a drink or food or handtool as needed. He always has keys to everything, can fix stuff and is generally useful. He is hard to classify so I made him a department. He has had his own department ribbon since 1991--rainbow! (by Linda Pilcher, (C) 1994 by OSFCI.)