Jack Edward Gelzleichter, 84, of Crawfordsville, passed away at 5:25 p.m. Friday, April 24, 2026, in Franciscan Health Lafayette East Hospital.
Jack was born Jan. 1, 1942, in Indianapolis, son of the late Daniel and Josephine Bigelow Gelzleichter. He married Kathy Fulwider on Sept. 4, 1993, in New Market. She survives.
Jack was a 1960 graduate of Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis and was a great athlete. He kept close ties with several classmates who would meet often and reminisce about their high school days. He went on to graduate from Indiana Wesleyan College with a degree in computer programming. He retired following a career in computer programming with Raybestos in Crawfordsville.
Until his health failed, Jack was an active member of Rock Point Church and served as a counselor. He was a man with a giving heart and was appointed by the Montgomery County Courts as a Court Appoint Special Advocate (CASA). He represented and was an advocate for neglected and abused children in foster care. Jack coached and played softball leading the Alpha-Omega Softball team to the state championship in 2000. He served on the board of the Montgomery County Softball Assn.
Jack was a soft-spoken, kind, good Christian man … he loved his animals, his dog Yogi and cat Socks.
Surviving, along with his wife Kathy, are two sons, Doug of Crawfordsville and Don of Greenville, South Carolina.
He was preceded in death by son Daniel and mother-in-law Mildred Holt Fulwider.
Services are not scheduled at this time. Family and Friends Funeral Home of Wingate is assisting the Gelzleichter family.
