Dr. William Adolf Friz

Dr. William Adolf Friz Born August 22, 1938 in Philadelphia PA Grew up in Wilmington DE and graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School. He attended Valley Forge Military Academy where he played drums in the Valley Forge Marching Band. He went on to attend Michigan State University on a full music scholarship. He studied biology and played drums in the Spartan Marching Band. Upon graduation he attended Temple University School of Dentistry where he met Pat, his wife of 50 years. After graduate school he served his residency as an Officer in the U.S. Navy at the Naval Base in Bainbridge MD. Upon completion of residency he started his private dental practice in Wilmington DE. Shortly thereafter he joined his partners to form Dental Associates of Delaware. The partners' business interests included Stanley's Tavern, a local Wilmington landmark. He was a member of Wilmington Country Club where he served as Chairman of the Golf Committee and later as Club President. He was a 50 year member of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Delaware - Temple Lodge #11. He was a long time member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Wilmington DE, where he sang in the choir, served as Chairman of the Pastor Parrish Committee and also as Chairman of the Administrative Board. More recently he was a member of Jupiter First Church in Jupiter FL. Throughout his adult life, he was an avid fan and supporter of drum and bugle corps, including the former Delaware Blue Rocks Drum and Bugle Corps and The Cadets of Allentown PA. In addition to his wife Pat, he is survived by his son Robert and wife Amanda of Wilmington DE, and daughter Wendy Swanson and husband Scott of Jupiter FL, and four grandchildren - Grace, Robby, Isabel & Charlie. He is also survived by his brother Robert of Timonium MD. The family will receive friends on Thursday, September 3rd 2015 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at Taylor and Modeen Funeral Home, 250 Center Street, Jupiter, FL. The funeral and Interment services will take place Tuesday, September 8, 2015 in Wilmington, Delaware and have been entrusted to Chandler Funeral Home in Wilmington Delaware. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to TrustBridge Health, 5300 East Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL 33407 or Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 2313 Concord Pike, Wilmington, Delaware 19803.

Dr. William Adolf Friz

August 31, 2015