Jack Joseph Accurso

June 4, 1935 - October 29, 2020

Beloved husband of Rose for 50 years. Loving father of Rita (Ken). Dear grandfather of Emma and Eric. Jack was dearly loved and will be missed by many. Jack was born in Detroit on June 4, 1935 at his home on Brewster St. to Tom and Rita Accurso. He was the oldest of three brothers, Moe, Anthony and Vincent. He grew up on the East side of Detroit. During his life he had many jobs, the first of which was a paperboy for the Detroit News. He was quite proud to earn a large route being so young. In 1954, Jack enlisted in the United States Army where he proudly served in Korea as a communications officer for two years. He was proud of his service and enjoyed sharing stories about his time in the military. Jack worked for Ford Motor Co. for a brief period. He then went to General Motors where he worked in the trim and Engineering department. After retirement he worked in the photography department at Meijer. Throughout his career his passion was working as a freelance photographer. Jack loved to spend time at his cottage in Port Austin and going on road trips with Rose throughout Michigan and Canada. He especially loved spending time with his family at parties, where he routinely gave everyone funny nicknames. Now and then he could be seen sneaking a bit of Crown Royal, thinking he pulled a fast one on Rose, as she smiled in the background. In his later years, one of his favorite things to do was wake up early, get his fishing gear and dog Carmela then head off to Metro Beach to go fishing and spend time with his friends he met there. Jack will be deeply missed and always remembered by family and those who loved him. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Karmanos Cancer Institute. (https://www.karmanos.org/karmanos-foundation/documents-and-links/donate-to-karmanos-area-of-greatest-need-7529)