John Walker Frazer Jr.

John Walker “Jack” Frazer, Jr., 80, died on August 10th after a brief illness. He was born in Richmond, Virginia and grew up on the family farm, Great Oak, in Orange County, Virginia. He graduated from Orange County High School where he was captain of both the 1960 Battlefield District championship football team and the 1961 district champion track team. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1965 with a BA degree in history. While at VMI, he was a team captain and an All-State and All-Southern Conference performer in cross country and indoor/outdoor track. Jack was subsequently awarded a MS degree from the University of Wisconsin in adult education administration and also completed graduate studies in program evaluation and statistics from the University of Southern California. He proudly served his country as a U.S. Army infantry officer attaining the rank of captain while completing airborne, army aviator and instructor pilot assignments. He served 12 months in Vietnam in 1966 and 1967 as a platoon leader and helicopter pilot in the 48th Assault Helicopter Company, 1st Aviation Brigade. During that time, he flew over 1,100 hours on combat related missions and was decorated for both heroism and meritorious service. In 1969 he was appointed a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and for 25 years investigated or supervised a wide range of complex federal criminal and intelligence related investigations. In 1982 he was detailed to the House Appropriations Committee of the United States Congress for a four-year period as an investigative team leader where he supervised a number of highly classified military and intelligence projects. During his FBI career he received 16 personal commendations for investigative excellence, exceptional performance and bravery from the FBI Director, including 4 from J. Edgar Hoover. After retirement from the FBI in 1994, he was employed by the American International Group (AIG) managing insurance claims and fraud investigations until 2013. He was a company Subject Matter Expert in insurance investigations, a Certified Fraud Examiner and a licensed private investigator. After retirement from AIG, he pursued his interest in genealogical and historical research of his home area of Lahore, Virginia where he owned (with his brother and sister) a farm in their family since 1745. He was a life member of the Jamestowne Society; a life long member of Macedonia Christian Church at Lahore; a member of the Society of Former Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Inc.; the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association; the American Legion – J. Edgar Hoover Memorial FBI Post 56; the Virginia Museum of History and Culture; and the Orange County Historical Society. His parents, John Walker and Marjorie Woolfolk Frazer, preceded him in death. He is survived by his beloved wife, Dr. Susan Hume Frazer, and was especially proud of their mutual Scottish heritage and having been married in her family’s ancestral castle, Wedderburn, in Scotland. Other survivors include daughters Lisa Eileen Frazer and Andrea Lynn Frazer, both of Denver, Colorado, step-son Andrew Reno Collier II (Sandy) of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, grandchildren Chloe Crandall, Gatlin Edward Collier and Emily Susan Collier, sister Ann Frazer Heltzel of Vicksburg, Mississippi, brother Philip G. Frazer (Peggy) of Orange and numerous nieces and nephews. A Memorial Service will be held on September 11th at 2:00 p.m. in the Sara Belle November theatre followed by a reception in the Cochrane Commons at Westminster Canterbury Richmond. Please arrive one-half hour before the service to allow for parking. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Virginia Military Institute, Macedonia Christian Church or the Westminster Canterbury Richmond Foundation (Chaplain’s Discretionary Fund).