FRED W. DOLLAR

AAFA #0671

1921 TX–2010 TX

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION EAGLE

Bryan, Brazos Co., TX—8 September 2010

            Lt. Colonel Fred W. Dollar (U.S. Army, Retired) went to be with his Lord September 5, 2010, at the age of 89. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, September 9, 2010 at Memorial Funeral Chapel in College Station. Funeral Services are set for 11:30 a.m. Friday, September 10, 2010 at Memorial Funeral Chapel in College Station. Interment will follow in College Station Cemetery with full military honors.

Col. Dollar was born June 19, 1921 in Henderson, Texas to Floyd W. and Minnie L. Dollar. He was a graduate of Texas A&M University class of 1944, and attended the Subsistence Technology Course at the Food and Container Institute in Chicago, Cornell University Institutional Management School and Advanced Food Service Courses at Fort Lee Virginia. He was inducted into the Army in March of 1943 and had a distinguished career in the Quarter Master Corps. During World War II he participated in the Utah Beach landing expediting food and supplies from ships for General Patton's and Bradley's forces. He spent the rest of the war in Europe. During the Korean conflict he went 90 consecutive nights with only occasional naps in order to feed over 300,000 allied troops and prisoners of war. The food on hand was often limited to only two or three days supply.

His innovative nature became apparent in the military where he designed and patented several items. He improved food safety for our troops by implementing the shipment of fully cleaned poultry instead of un-cleaned "New York Dressed" refrigerated chickens a revelatory idea at the time. He also arranged for the Army to purchase layer packed chicken parts, which is now known as portion control chicken seen in grocery stores today.

Col. Dollar retired from the Army in 1965 with 22 years of service to become the Director of Food Service at Texas A&M, a job he held for 22 years. While Director of Food Services the University changed from family style feeding of 8,000 students to a modern campus dining operation feeding 65,000 meals per day. His expertise was recognized worldwide for changing the way students eat and how food is prepared and served. His many innovations were recognized by some of the food industry's top honors. He received the prestigious International Food Service Manufacturers Association (IFMA) Silver Plate Award in 1978 for College Food Service, Institutions Magazine Ivy Award voted on by food service operations throughout the nation, and the National Association of College and University Food Service (NACUFS) Ted Minah Award of Outstanding Service in 1977and NACUFS Lifetime Achievement Award in 1990, Texas Restaurant Association Hall of Honor, Texas A&M University Distinguished Faculty Staff Award and many more honors. The Texas A&M Board of Regents honored his service by naming the Fred W. Dollar Food Service Center for him and made him Food Service Director Emeritus.

He was active in many professional organizations including the Texas Restaurant Association, National Restaurant Association, NACUFS, and was a founding member of the Society for Advancement in Food Service Research. He was President of the Texas Restaurant Association, President of the NACUFS Region VII, President of the Society for Advancement in Food Service Research, chairmen of the Legal and Legislation Committee for NACUFS and a sought after speaker for many organizations.
Fred Dollar was an innovator in the food service industry, introducing the first food court on a college campus opening before the advent of mall food courts. He designed three new serving systems that improved speed of service and selection. He was instrumental in the commercial development of pre-cooked bacon, use of impingement jet technology and revolutionizing methods for college food service. His motto of "Quality First" was seen in the Texas A&M food service operations and was recognized by his peers in the food service industry. He was a tireless worker.

He was a devoted Christian and was a Deacon in The Bryan Fellowship Free Will Baptist Church. He was a member of the Rotary Club of Aggieland, Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite, Shriners, American Legion and many other organizations.

He was preceded in death by his son, Robert Dollar and a daughter, Annette Dollar, his parents and two sisters.

Col. Dollar is survived by his beloved wife of 67 years, Frances Crenshaw Dollar; his daughter, Lydia Arlene Junek and son-in-law, Ivo Junek; granddaughter, Suzanne Crawford and her husband, Jerod Crawford; and one great grandson Matthew Crawford.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to your favorite charity. Condolences can be made at www.memorialfuneralchapel.com.

AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Fred W. Dollar (SS# issued in TX), last residence College Station, Brazos Co., TX.

            For more information about this family, see AAFA’s published genealogies, Known Descendants of William Henry Alford and Known Descendants of Julius Alford 1717–1771.

            His lineage, from his paternal grandmother: Amanda Melvina 1852 GA³, Thomas Jefferson 1832 GA³, William Henry 1811 NC⁴, Job 1763 NC⁶, Julius 1717 VA⁷, James 1687 VA⁸, John 1645 VA⁹.