The 60 year resident of Del Norte County settled here at age five, in 1929 to 1990 and joins the elite group of those who’ve attained the ripe old age of 100.Indeed, Mr. Zeck joins this rare group of centenarians. Some 85 percent of the hallowed group are women. Jack Zeck joined the group of a group estimated between 12 to 17 thousand, scattered across America.Eldest Granddaughter (age undisclosed) Angela Dixon initiated the call reminding The Triplicate of her grandfather’s special birthday, November 22.#placement_573654_0_i{width:100%;max-width:550px;margin:0 auto;}var rnd = window.rnd || Math.floor(Math.random()*10e6);var pid573654 = window.pid573654 || rnd;var plc573654 = window.plc573654 || 0;var abkw = window.abkw || '';var absrc = 'https://ads.empowerlocal.co/adserve/;ID=181918;size=0x0;setID=573654;type=js;sw='+screen.width+';sh='+screen.height+';spr='+window.devicePixelRatio+';kw='+abkw+';pid='+pid573654+';place='+(plc573654++)+';rnd='+rnd+';click=CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER';var _absrc = absrc.split("type=js"); absrc = _absrc[0] + 'type=js;referrer=' + encodeURIComponent(document.location.href) + _absrc[1];document.write('');And just who is Jack Zeck? This quasi-famous Del Norter now lives in Cave Junction, very independent and very active. His son lives next door. Zeck remembers being raised in the Bertsch tract surrounded by some five families scattered about south of Crescent City. No electricity, no plumbing. He attended a one room (K-8) school house from age five to the eighth grade. Zeck attended Del Norte High School, then located at what is now the Flynn Center on 9th and H Streets.It was wartime, and Zeck enlisted in the Army in 1943, heading into the War in the South Pacific, trained in Demolition and was hugely grateful when Uncle Sam moved young Jack to Logistics.Angela says her grandfather can fix anything. She calls him a master tinkerer.Jack Zeck produced two sons, four grandchildren and 11 great-grand children. He’s a widower. Wife Darlene and Jack were married over sixty years; she passed away in the 90s.Happy belated Birthday and many more, Jack Zeck.Del Norte County wishes you a Happy New Year. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad-1515727'); });