Jack Chandler Herron

Jack is survived by his son Gregory Herron (and wife, Patti) , his daughter Jennifer Klingler (and husband, Daniel), grandchildren Gregory Ryan Herron, Davin Klingler and Nate Klingler, and his brother Dan Herron (and wife, Lola) and his sister Carol Caruso (and husband, Mike). Jack was preceded in death by his mother and father, his wife Sharon Herron, his brother Wayne Herron and his granddaughter Alaina Klingler.

Jack was born in Salinas, Ca to Albert “Tude” Herron and Cecile Herron. He graduated from Superior High School in Superior, Az. While in high school he was president of the Science Club as well as President of Explorer Scouts. He liked to describe himself as an amateur scientist.

He married his college sweetheart in February of 1963 and together they had a son named Gregory. Jack attended the University of Arizona for three years with majors in electrical engineering and business. While attending college he worked in a photo shop which was a way to practice just one of his many varied hobbies.

Jack met and married Sharon Herald in November of 1970. Together they had one daughter named Jennifer. Jack joined the Tucson Fire Department in October of 1973 where he would enjoy a 26 year career. In 1979 he was named Firefighter of the Year. He enjoyed his time as an engineer as well as working on the Haz Mat team in the Fire Department.

Some of the many interests Jack had were electronics, computer programming, organic chemistry, lasers, photography and meteorology. He also enjoyed writing poems and stories. One of his proud achievements was a poem entitled “The Fire Station”. He was given the honor of having it displayed in every fire station in Tucson.

You could often find him reading a book on pretty much any and every subject. He had his own machine shop, as well as his own darkroom, and he loved to build and tinker when he had any free time. He was a member of Tucson’s First Robotic Society, the American Meteorological Society and Mensa, to name just a few of his affiliations. Jack and Sharon loved to travel and were able to travel to many destinations.

Above all Jack loved to entertain and tell jokes. He enjoyed immensely making other’s laugh.

A funeral is scheduled for February 15, 2019 at East Lawn Palms located at 5801 E. Grant Rd. and begins at 1:00. He will be honored for his service by Last Alarm Foundation and he will be transported to his final resting place, or his “Last Alarm”. A reception will occur directly after the service at Fire Station 5 located at 2835 E. Grant Rd. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Lastalarmfoundation.com.