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Sommerfield, Jack B.

November 23, 1952 –
 September 2, 2022

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Died in Dallas, Texas on Monday, May 8 2017 at 4:44am after a short but courageous battle with leukemia. He was born on February 13, 1932 in Houston, Texas at the Harrisburg Clinic. The only child of Arthur Abraham Sommerfield and Lois Burnett Sommerfield, he grew up in Hillsboro, Texas and graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1949. He then attended the University of Texas where he earned his B.A. in 1953. In 1955 he married his beloved wife of 62 years, Jean Orr Dean. He went on to law school at SMU where he earned his L.L.B. in 1962. He began his career with Safeco Insurance Company after graduating from UT. After earning his law degree at SMU, he served as an officer of several privately owned mortgage banking and land title insurance companies in Dallas. Later he became an officer of several Texas savings and loan associations, a partner in a Dallas casualty insurance agency, licensed real estate broker in New Mexico and retired from a solo law practice in Dallas. He had a passion for golf which he began playing at age 14. He belonged to various golf clubs in Dallas and Alto, New Mexico and during the last few years served as a volunteer marshal at Tenison Park golf course in Dallas. He was a long time member of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Dallas where he had served in the Vestry and as Senior Warden. He is survived by his wife Jean Sommerfield, sons Jack Dean Sommerfield and Blake Burnett Sommerfield, grandchildren Lauren Leigh Sommerfield and her fiancé, Joey Savoie, Jordan Alicia Sommerfield and Jack Tanner Sommerfield, and great grandchild Jaxson Christopher Trevino. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend to many. He will be missed by all. A Memorial Service will be held at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Dallas, TX. Details are pending. Arrangements are under the direction of: ARIA Cremation Service & Funeral Home 10116 E. NW Highway Dallas, Texas 75238 214.340.8008

    Celia Newman Brawner
    17 May 2017
    8:32pm

    Prayers for the Sommerfield family… a great man will be missed.

    Mick Tindel
    19 May 2017
    12:03am

    Respects and prayers to all the family.

    Donna J. Boron
    1 Jul 2017
    7:43pm

    Jack had been in my life since I was flower girl in his wedding to Jean, my aunt, when I was a youngster, and I will always remember him as a good and decent man who was dedicated to his family and friends and always a loving uncle to me. I will miss him greatly and feel a loss for a long time to come.

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"I can’t say enough about how helpful and professional Dusty Martin, the funeral director at the Aria Cremation location on NW Highway has been. From my initial call, he was kind and informative. My friend died at home while on hospice and she was picked up in about an hour after receiving the call from the hospice nurse. The person who arrived to pick her up was also very professional/respectful and allowed us to take as much time with her as we wished. When I met with Dusty the next day about arrangements, he explained the process and options available without being pushy or trying to “sell” extras. Throughout the process, he kept me informed and, for example, was careful to be certain I understood the cost of the obituary I wanted and offered some options for reducing that cost if I wished. When I stopped by for another reason and started talking about some of the problems I was having with the pictures and media I hoped to use at a memorial lunch I was planning, he not only listened patiently but offered technology advice and let me use his personal media player. I have had experience arranging cremations for four others using two other local companies, and this experience with Dusty at Aria has been by far the best one I have had."
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"My Daddy’s service and our family experience at Aria Northwest Highway was truly blessed. Funeral Director Dustin Martin is the kind of person that you would like to see on a more regular basis – but in his industry – you hope to not see him that often. That being said – THANK YOU DUSTIN for your unending kindness, compassion and friendship through the process. Meeting you and discussing Dallas History, Find A Grave and my Dad’s lifelong contributions to the great City of Dallas was simply wonderful! In memory of my dad James A. Dodd, Sr. – I want to personally thank you and let you know that you made everything better in that moment. Your calling to “Be There” is spot on. Aria has a one in a million guy in you! Bling Blinky of TEXAS Shout Out: God Bless You!!"
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