Background
Willis, John Fristoe was born on January 27, 1910 in Saint Louis. Son of Prior Fristoe and Elva Cora (Moss) Willis.
Willis, John Fristoe was born on January 27, 1910 in Saint Louis. Son of Prior Fristoe and Elva Cora (Moss) Willis.
AB, Washington University, St. Louis, 1932. Postgraduate, Washington University, St. Louis, 1934. Postgraduate, University Southern California, 1939.
Postgraduate, American Conservatory Music, Chicago, 1955. OD, Northern Illinois College Optometry, 1948.
Violinist-soloist Stations KWK/WIL/KSD/KMOX, St. Louis, 1927—1932. Supervisor music Prosser Public Schools, Washington, 1935—1936. Professor, violin Florida State School Deaf and Blind, 1937.
Concertmaster Albert Coates Grand Opera Symphony, Los Angeles, 1939, Southern California Symphony Orchestra, 1939—1941, violin soloist, 1939. Private practice, optometry Villa Park, Illinois, from 1955. With United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1945.
Concertmaster Chicago Business Men's Symphony, from 1956, violin soloist, 1956—1961, 1971—1972. Chairman Save Our Sight Program Lions Club, Villa Park, 1971, 1975. Board directors Chicago Business Men's Orchestra, 1972.
Member of Sons of the American Revolution, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Illinois Optometric Association, American Optometric Association, Lions Lodge (Villa Park) (chairman, scholarship committee 1985-1988, director since 1984, member, finance committee 1983-1988), Tau Kappa Epsilon.
Married Alice Alvana Overbay, August 31, 1943;1 child, John Thomas. 1 child, John Thomas.