Principal Math Instructor Eeris Fritz and her 90-year-old father Axel M. Fritz Jr. placed a memorial brick in honor of Eeris’ grandfather, Axel M. Fritz Sr., earlier this summer.
Axel Sr. was a 1920 welding graduate from Dunwoody Industrial Institute. His diploma–which hangs in Eeris’ office–was signed by Charles A. Prosser, a pioneer in vocational education and Dunwoody’s director at that time.
Axel Jr. proudly shared that his father’s success was attributed to his
training at Dunwoody. Axel Sr. went on to becoming an executive at Union Brass and Metal. Axel Sr. died in 1963 but his legacy lives on.
Axel Sr.’s memorial brick is part of the alumni walkway outside of Carlson Commons.
For more information on alumni bricks, please contact our Alumni Department at alumni@dunwoody.edu or 612-381-3064.