Warren G. Fairess, 86
DOVER - Warren G. Fairess passed away, Thursday, May 2, 2024, at Kent General hospital.
He was born and raised in Camden County, New Jersey to the late Woodrow Fairess and Marie Fisbeck Fairess.
He attended and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in June 1955. Warren was a very active committee member for his high school class reunions for their 50th, 55th, 57th and 60th celebrations.
Warren served in the United States Navy from June 1955 until retirement in May 1974 as a Senior Chief Sonar Technician, serving on 8 U.S. submarines and visiting 13 countries.
After retiring from the Navy, Warren worked for 26 years in the oil refining industry at Texaco Eagle Point in Deptford New Jersey and then at the Texaco Refinery in Convent Louisiana where he retired as a senor pipe inspector. After 23 years in Louisiana, Warren and his wife of 42 years, Barbara Mae Stone Fairess relocated to Dover, Delaware in October of 2006. Barbara passed away just shy of 3 years later in June of 2009.
Warren was blessed to spend the last almost 14 years traveling and sharing family events with the very special Joyce Marie Bruner Damask. Warren and Joyce were very involved in their shared community of Wild Meadows, the Wild Meadows senior bowling league, Modern Maturity bowling league, Capital City Lions Club, Wild Meadows Homeowner's association and Bocce league.
In January 2007 he joined the Mid-Atlantic Base of the United States Submarine Veteran's Inc. and in 2013 was inducted into the Holland Club, an exclusive club for veterans that have been qualified for 50+ years in submarines. He served as President of his bowling league, Director and Chair of the Publicity/Pictures Committee for the Capitol area Lion's Club and 1st Vice President and Treasurer of the Lion's Club.
In addition to his parents; and wife, Barbara M. Stone Fairess; he was preceded in death by his sister, Shirley Fairess Hubler.
He is survived by his sons, Gerig "Rick" Fairess and his wife Nicole Melancon of Wintergarden, FL, Glen Fairess and his wife Karen Young of Denham Springs, LA; brother, Woodrow Fairess and his wife Joan Ven Steyn of Magnolia, DE; grandchildren, Jacob Fairess, Brittany Montceret and her husband Hayden, Bailey Fairess, Jared Fairess and Aubrey Fairess; great grandson, Eli Montceret; special friend and partner, Joyce Damask; and numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews.
Services will be private.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions be made to AltruVision - A Lions Eye Bank.
Letters of condolence may be sent, and guestbook signed at www.torbertfuneral.com