REINHOLD, Jack Smull

Lake Powell Chronicle, Page, Arizona Jack Smull Reinhold of Scottsdale died on Dec. 26, 2011. His wife, Berenice, of 67 years was by his side. Jack was born in St. Francis, Kan., the youngest son of Alice and Sam Reinhold. He was a star athlete in high school where he met Berenice during his junior year. He earned a football scholarship to Ottawa (Kansas) University but enlisted in the Army Air Corps in his sophomore year. Jack earned his pilot’s wings at Williams Field (Arizona) and married Berenice Raile on Aug. 10, 1944 before being assigned to a fighter squadron in Italy flying combat in a P-38 Lightning. Following victory in Europe, Jack once again became a student at Colorado University studying engineering. With a growing family, Jack signed on with the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation before earning a degree. Relocations came often in the early years with stops in Washington, Nebraska and Utah before a final move to Page in 1958. Following the completion of Glen Canyon Dam, Jack became the Page O & M director until Page’s incorporation. Jack retired from the Bureau of Reclamation after 33 years of service in 1978 and subsequently served the City of Page as city engineer and fiveyears as city manager. He also served on the Page Airport Board. Throughout his life Jack gave back to others through service to his community as a Mason, a Rotarian and a boy scout leader. Part of Jack’s family paid the ultimate price of freedom: his older brother Charles was killed in action in the South Pacific during World War II and his oldest son Michael was killed in action in Viet Nam. Jack was preceded in death by his mother and father, his three siblings, and his oldest son, Michael J. Reinhold. Jack is survived by his wife, Berenice, daughter Patsy Tobis of West Des Moines, Iowa and son Charles (Lynn) of Council, Idaho; grandchildren Kristan Ellsworth of Emmett, Idaho, Micah Reinhold (Eric Weeks) of Hayward, Calif. and Zachary Tobis of Des Moines, Iowa; and great-grandchildren Emma Ellsworth, Railie Ellsworth, Ian Ellsworth and Henry Weeks. A memorial service was held in Scottsdale, on Dec. 29. A graveside service will be held on June 15, 2012 in St. Francis, Kan. Donations may be given to Hospice Arizona or the John Wesley Powell Museum in Page.