[Dialogue] FW: obituary

[Harry Wainwright]

From: Carolyn Antenen [mailto:cantenen at mac.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 11:50 AM
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<http://www.legacy.com/hamilton/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=12336
4285> Antenen Sr., Jay F.*


 

 


 



News Death Notice

ANTENEN, Jay F. Sr. 85, lifelong resident of Hamilton, died Sunday, January
25, 2009, at Fort Hamilton Hospital. Raised on North Seventh Street by
Pauline Goetz Antenen and Edward W. Antenen, Jay graduated from Hamilton
High in 1941. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Ohio State
University and M.S. in Civil Engineering from Harvard University. During
World War II, he served in the Merchant Marines as a Radio Officer on
Liberty Ships. Jay and his brother, Dan E. Antenen, created the Antenen
Construction Company, which over 32 years constructed commercial and
industrial buildings throughout Southwest Ohio. The company donated a farm
on Four Mile Creek to the Butler County Parks District which became the
Antenen Nature Preserve. Active in Hamilton civic affairs, Jay at various
times served as President of Greenwood Cemetery Association, President of
the Hamilton General Contractors Association, and Chairman of the Hamilton
Crafts Licensing Board. For many years, Jay organized the reunions for the
Class of 41 and, as a member of the Rotary Club, chaired the Hamilton
Science Fair. Dedicated to preserving historic Hamilton, he was President of
the German Village Association, helped save the Anthony Wayne Hotel, and
fought to save the arches of the High Street Bridge. Committed to fairness
and human dignity, Jay chaired Hamiltons Human Relations Commission in the
1970s which led to improved racial integration of the city's neighborhoods.
As a volunteer and board member of the Institute of Cultural Affairs, he
worked to help communities shape their visions for the future by leading
town meetings throughout Kentucky and Ohio and village consults in Egypt,
Micronesia, and East Asia. An erudite lover of words, he wrote poetry and
memoirs and was known to hold forth at meals and gatherings. He is survived
by his wife of 57 years, Ann Antenen; his brother, Dan E. Antenen and
sister, Mary Carol Goodman; children, Susan Antenen and Jay F. Antenen, Jr.;
and four grandsons. Friends may call from 1:30 2pm Friday at the YWCA (Third
and Dayton Streets) followed by memorial services at 2pm with reception to
follow. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Memorial donations may be
directed to Berkeley Square, Fitton Arts Center, Hamilton Community
Foundation or Citizens for Historic and Preservation Services (CHAPS).

 

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