Jacob Peter Fase Jr.

On March 14, 2015, Jacob Peter Fase, Jr. “Jack” passed away unexpectedly. Jack was born on April 4, 1940 in Grand Haven, Michigan. He was owner and president of Alno, Inc. He graduated from Michigan State in 1962. After college, Jack joined Corning Glass; and during his tenure with Corning, Carl Reinking, the father of his best friend, encouraged Jack to join Chautauque Hardware in Jamestown, NY. Over the years, Reinking became a surrogate father and mentor to Jack. After a year at Chautauqua and three years in Chicago, Jack returned to Grand Haven as a Midwest sales agent. In March 1970, Reinking took over Alno,Inc., which was the namesake of partners Allan F. Jones and Norm Odom. Reinking convinced Jones to dispatch young Jack Fase to California on a two-year contract to manage Alno. By the end of 1970, Jack and Reinking forged a new, long-term agreement that would secure the futures of both Alno and Jack, in which Reinking treated Jack as an equal partner. In early 1982, Reinking decided to retire; and happily sold his shares to Jack, who became president of Alno, Inc.

Jack was a leader in the decorative hardware industry; and in 2006, Jack was inducted into the Council of Fellows of the Decorative Plumbing & Hardware Association in recognition of his career accomplishments.

Jack was also a director of Westlake Yacht Club, member of the Simi Valley Fliers, and member of St. Maximilian Kolbe Men’s Club.

Jack is survived by his wife, Janice Fase, his sons, John Fase (Vicky); Trevor Fase (Tami); Cameron Fase (Ann-Marie); Brandon Fase, Michael Gageby, and his daughter Lisa Malcolm (Bill); Eight grandchildren, Will, Matthew, Amanda, Julia , Hannah, Christopher, Sierra, and August . Jack was predeceased by his parents, Bertha and Jacob Fase, his sister, Donna Burnside and his son Jacob Peter Fase, III.

A visitation (10am) and funeral mass (11am) to honor Jack’s life will be held at St. Maximillian Kolbe Church in Westlake Village on Friday, March 20th, 2015. A reception will follow the service at the St. Maximillian Kolbe Hall. The burial service will be held on Saturday, March 21st , 2015 at 11am at the San Fernando Mission Cemetery.