Joseph Flaig is a member of the Jesuit Dallas Class of 1948. Please keep the family in your thoughts and prayers.
Joseph Holmes Flaig Jr. '48 Beloved husband, grandfather, and friend, Joseph Holmes Flaig, Jr., passed away May 29, 2019. Joe was born Feb. 3, 1932, at Methodist Hospital in Dallas, TX. After graduating from Jesuit High School, he attended Notre Dame Univ., later transferring to UT– Austin, where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity, earning a BBA in 1952 and an MBA in 1956. Joe served in the US Air Force, then returned to Dallas and entered into the cottonseed-oil business with his father. He was passionate about jazz, cars and photography. Joe was a member of the Terpsichorean Club and served as 1959 Idlewild Club president. He was very fond of his debutante class, arranging periodic reunions. A gentleman in every way, with a smile and a twinkle in his eye, he will be sincerely missed by all. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Holmes Flaig, Sr., and Vera Harrington Flaig; and his sister, Frances Flaig Norsworthy Neale. Joe is survived by his wife, Frances Ilene Martin Flaig; son, Bryan Joseph Flaig; daughter, Louise Flaig Emerick; grandchildren, Frances and Harriet Emerick, and Zoie Josephine Lillo Flaig; and nephew, Thomas W. Norsworthy, Jr. Memorials may be made to Cistercian Preparatory School, 3660 Cistercian Road, Irving, TX 75039. Funeral service will be held June 3 at noon at Calvary Hill Funeral Home in Dallas.
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